>Would anyone care to comment on the business of creating an extension to
>enable a meaningful dialogue between a Mac and a little micro hanging on a
>USB port?

>Hmmm... I thought not...

? Do you mean business as in opportunity, or business as in business of
doing the extension. Have you seen Derek's USB stuff on the Donations
folder?

>In very broad strokes, the device would resemble a Keyspan USB-to-serial
>adaptor (wherein  a meaningful dialogue between a Mac and a little micro
>hanging on a USB port takes place).

What is a little micro. Microscope? Microprocessor? Micro device?

>The little micro is not much of a threat here, but the extension is...

What the heck are you saying. :)

Robert Dense Bob