FYI http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyId=89&articleId=9019238&intsrc=hm_topic Also see http://www.digital-copyright.ca/node/3937 But what I found more interesting (on above page) is that Microsoft's FAT patent is invalid, so using FAT with PIC's (flash cards) is no longer a patent infringement. http://www.pubpat.org/microsoftfat.htm R -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist