>Does this mean, in physical location? Or does this mean logically close?
What I meant was the data shouldn't have to make a network trip to remote disk everytime you do a read/write. The application could be remote from the user, but the data should reside with/near it. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

