> The INIT command doesn't default to HELLO, at least on my version. You have > to type a name, and "STARTUP" is more intuitive than "HELLO" in my opinion. correct, by "default" I mean "commonly used", how's that ? IIRC the DOS 3.3 manual, which I couldn't find in my Apple library, used HELLO as the example, hence this became common. anyone ? It's been a while since I read that one. Mark