On Tue 15 Dec, Toby Bryans wrote: > It bombs out when I cat /dev/lpt0, /dev/lpa0. The printer resets, prints > a little, then stops. Sorry. I meant to type cat *to*. Apologies... Tobs -- "Computers provide an individual with the capability making mistakes with large impact" - Bob Frankston in comp.risks http://www.soton.ac.uk/~tob195/