Ed, Depending on what job you get, you may be lucky. Hopefully "they" will let you set up a Linux workstation. I develop web applications for a real estate finance research group. If my company weren't on the Winternet, I'd have a Linux box, with Speakup and Emacspeak on it. Why the latter? All those productivity tools. Thanks for introducing yourself. I look forward to hearing from you. Keep us posted as you make your journey toward full conversion; We welcome you to the fold LOL. Oh, incidentally, My company's chief IT guy (hard-core Winternet), is beginning to consider Linux seriously, especially for database and web back-ends. Take Care, -Dave Ed Barnes writes: > Hi Dave. > Thank you for the reply > A few months ago I did lurk on this list with intentions of diving into > Linux feet first, however; those intentions did not come to fruition due to > the fact I was quite busy with school.