they'll sell you a 64-processor x86 Linux box. :) http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/numa/hardware/x430_descr.html 64 900MHz P-IIIs... not too shabby. :) last I knew, Linux was still limited to 32 processors on x86 hardware; but I think that limitation will be removed in the 2.5 series. Carl Soderstrom -- Network Engineer Real-Time Enterprises (952) 943-8700