my first was CP/M (on a Z80 comp), then I turn to DOS 2.0... :-D when I started using DOS 6.22 I bought the book "Building DOS device drivers in C"... a lot of time spend on hacking... ja

yeah! I used Borland's TurboBasic 1.0 with DOS... old times... I share most of your comments. for me .NET is defined as EEE: Easy to learn Easy to leave Easy to cameback at any time... I don't need it too. But the reason for these is the type of projects that I am involved in the work. Simplex Method: define your objetive function, then hire the specialist to resolve them!.