Peter L. Peres wrote: >>> Don't forget .NET's new one- C# , and of course Java. Some cynics might >>> argue that C# is Microsoft Java. > Is this the same C# that was compared with Perl, Sather, Python and a > couple of others nearly 10 years ago in Byte Magazine (and not at all > originated by ms), and is implemented as a front end in the GNU gcc > compiler that comes standard with Linux ? Probably not. I don't know that C# that you are talking about, but Microsoft's C# is based on the .NET VM (something quite similar in concept to the Java VM). Gerhard -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist