ProDOS 8 BASIC.SYSTEM _always_ has 8 buffers available. If you get NO BUFFERS AVAILABLE, it means that for some reason, all eight of those buffers are in use. - Eric S. -- Eric D. Shepherd | Apple II Alliance Charter Member InterNet: uerics@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu | ACM Member FidoNet: 1:206/2713 Eric Shepherd | Programming Law #1: "When in AOL: Sheppy | doubt, rewrite from scratch."