This one's pretty good information for people who are at the "I know what Windows is, what's Linux?" stage: http://linux.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa071698.htm bekj -- : --Hacker-Neophile-Eclectic-Geek-Grrl-Queer-Disabled-Boychick-- : gossamer@tertius.net.au http://www.tertius.net.au/~gossamer/ : I don't like this official/unofficial distinction. It sound, : er, officious. -- Larry Wall