Ric Perrott wrote: > Intel was around and making x86 processors long before Microsoft was > anything. Sure they were, but you're trying to say that Intel would be where they are today if Microsoft had never existed? Intel designs their stuff to run Windows, and they work very closely with Microsoft to make sure that new designs are compatible with new versions of Windows. Intel doesn't give a hoot about linux or anything else that runs on x86. -- Chris Olson Network Administrator AST Communications, Inc. Linux Support http://linux.astcomm.net Barron, WI USA