If you wish to copy an image of a disk in Linux you use 'dd'. The syntax is something like this: dd if=/dev/fd0 of=filename There are many other option you can give 'dd' to specify the block size and how many block to copy and the like. Do a mn on 'dd' for more information. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061