Ambrus

Thanks for the reply. I might look into compiling perl onto a RAM drive etc, as I have 512MB on this unit.
I know I could install activeperl, in fact I've got Cygwin running on one of the boxes, but I'd like to be able to just put cds in say 5 machines and have them crunch away and them I can just reboot in the morning and the boxes are none the worse for the experience albeit a little warmer =P. I'm sure I'll squeeze a bit extra out of them running text mode linux as opposed to Cygwin/Active perl on windows.

Regards Paul