>So the question: Why can't I read the ProDOS disk with LINE INPUT# ? Have you got Evil Open, or macLink - both of which may have been 'hidden' in the Mac OS8 install - interferring with the files? jonathan ------------------------------------------------------------- ! "format utile" studio de graphisme/graphic design studio ! ! 32 bd de Menilmontant, 75020 Paris, France ! ! phone +33 1 43 49 02 04 +++ fax +33 1 43 49 16 51 ! -------------------------------------------------------------