I've been busily reading doc all afternoon. Thanks for the info on getting to the floppy and CD drives. I'm still looking for a way to add packages. I found something in linux-faq about it but doesn't RedHat have a RPM tool or something to facilitate matters? So far, I'm pretty impressed with SpeakUp and the way it works. I just gotta get used to the navigation and stop using the NumPad like it was Jaws. *grin* If I hit anymore snags with things, I'll give you all a yell. from Keith H. The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.