The cause of the problem I posted about with brltty on powerpc ubuntu and debian cds has been found. It apparently has to do with vcsa and the need to read short ints instead of bytes. Hopefully when this is fixed in brltty and then the new package of brltty is implemented in a debian installer, I'll be able to install debian on a powerpc mac mini. Since debian testing is using brltty 3.9 (rev. unknown) I'm hoping it will not be too long before I can try a linux install on my ppc machine. -- Cheryl "Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."