sebb wrote: > i totally agree with paul, python is the way to go. it has very strong > extensions for everything (check pygame!) and is yet very portable. Actually, Paul said (while recommending it) that python was _not_ very portable. -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland