Mike McCarty wrote: > You may be right. But a stick wears out, and costs a lot more. I am impressed by your faith in the humble floppy. In my experience, recent floppies also wear out, often before you've had a chance to stick them in the machine. (On the other hand, I took a look at a set of ten-year old floppies the other day. Most of them were in perfect condition...) James. -- E-mail address: james | "The US Air Force is removing harmful "greenhouse" @westexe.demon.co.uk | gases from the cooling systems of intercontinental | ballistic missiles. This will minimise damage to the | ozone layer in the event of a nuclear holocaust." | -- The Guardian.