Hi elliot If this would be of any help we have a 17 node farm at ODU here as well whihc is Intel and not alpha. Pavel would be welcome to use it since at the moment it is underused. andi Andi Klein Department of Physics Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529 klein@physics.odu.edu (757) 683 5805 tel (757) 683 5809 FAX