thanks for your kind (and keen) support. I am truly a good guy and anyone who knows me would say the same, right mom? I have a call into Putnam (who's out of the office, wonder where?) so, as soon as we talk I'll kindly share any meaningful info with you all. In the mean time doni pointed out something very profound, and that is the switch to NAND is leading right down the EDIG path. When I first got involved with Norris in '94' Woody would tell me he thought Norris was a "few" years ahead of their time. Well, as most here have witnessed the UNBELIEVABLE snail journey for MP3 players (still to date, NO ONE is competing with Apple), it's safe now to assume they weren't 5 years ahead, but more like 15. mguru