Well, it is on my list but I have no idea when I'll get to it so if you are interested then do it. What is your fear of duplicating a little work it would be a good learning experience for you in any event and that wouldn't be a waste. c 10,26 are the parameters you give mknod to create the softsynth device in the /dev directory thusly: mknod /dev/softsynth c 10 26 You can do a man mknod for more informative information. Kirk -- Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario phone: (519) 661-3061