Well, Radical, around 3-years ago I first ran redHat 9 with a dec-pc. At the time I found its interruptability quite frustrating. I actually longed for times I would be in God4bid windows, so I could hear eliquence. Now I have a dec-talk USB and other than how often the pitch-and-rate get knocked back, I basicly am comfortable completely in linux. Since you seem to be a creator, maybe you will not only enjoy your time in linux, but be a great help for those who love the dec-talk My decpc served me quite well for maybe 12-years, especially my time in DOS with Vocal-Eyes Hart