if you need to justify getting that amd64 box, here's some numbers, comparing AMD's Opteron 150 vs Intel's Xeon 3.6 Nocona (on linux): http://www.anandtech.com/linux/showdoc.aspx?i=2163 - Hubert -- ,,_ If wishes were wings, o" )~ would fly. -- Go www.NetBSD.org! ''''