Actually, I prefer Ada, especially the Ada95 version which has freely available compilers under gnu -- (gnat 2.x via ftp cs.nyu.edu). Ken. ---------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Rowe kerowe@cs.umbc.edu 434 Shipley Road rowe@prairienet.org Linthicum, MD 21090 Rowe@dockmaster.ncsc.mil (410) 859-8487 (home) ----------------------------------------------------------