Hi, everyone: I hope this isn't too off-topic, and if it is someone may be able to e-mail me privately. I did have occasion at one time to try connecting my Intel-based system to my laptop emulating a VT100 using Hyperterm, but I never could get it to work on a Linux box. I was, however, able to connect to a Sparc 5. As I said in my other note, I'm looking for ways to be able to do things on my own, and Nick's mentioning doing installs using a terminal hooked up to a serial port makes me wonder how you get this to work. Thanks, in advance, for any help. -- Pete De Vasto Unix Systems Administrator Phone: 650-621-8582 Incyte Genomics, Inc. Fax: 650-621-7607 3174 Porter Drive Mobile: 650-274-8670 Palo Alto, CA 94304 Email: pdevasto at incyte.com