I don't mean to sound dense since I have utterly no programming experience so forgive this stupid question. I know you can't take a binary compiled in Linux and expect it to work in Sparc system. However, why can't speakup if compiled into the Solarus Unix OS work? Is there that many differences in the processor that it mkaes it hard? If this was possible then one could have a talking sun box using serial ports. Again, if this is utterly out of line I apologize. I can manage a sun and pc box running any *ix os and do good at it, but I can't program my way out of a paper bag unless it's shell scripting. Raul A. Gallegos mailto:raul at asmodean.net icq and evoice # 5283055 http://www.asmodean.net