Helped to standardize our industry ? That is certainly a way to look at a monopoly. :o) I won't disagree that the industry certainly has been standardized, just not by any type of standardization committee or agency but soley by one company monopolizing.

Tracy

>Absolutely !
>Alomost daily I come across Microsoft knockers and in some cases for valid reasons. But don't forget who gave us Windows and cheap small networks and helped to standardise our industry.