> HAHAHA ... Imagine that, patenting 1 and 0 ... might as well patent A-Z > as well, and 0-9. But that would be megalomaniacal. I would like to be more modest: I'd just patent *one* letter. Say, 'e'. Or, even better, the digit '0'. I'd also give good reason. For example, 'e', because it is used in my name. That would be an aggregation of previous art, and something new, but unique to me, no ? So they would grant me the patent I think ... Peter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads