> hay thanks although I don't have a running linux system yet That's what I get for weeding headers! Sorry. You can install Cygwin on both Windows 98 and XP (and most others I believe) and add Emacs as an optional component. Not sure about the info file but the tutorial is there and the help system. The URL is: www.cygwin.com It's free now. I think it used to be commercial but the last I read they had no more plans to sell it but were updating steadily. There might be a just-plain-DOS version also. Lee _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list