I've been looking at columular databases recently and MonetDB seems to be very robust and has two decades of development against it. I would suggest you look at Postgresql if you want a row oriented db to help out on or MonetDB if you are looking for columular. If you are looking at more multidimensional db's then check out some of the OLAP servers on wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_OLAP_Servers Regards, John

So Woz just needs to get some good video of him showing how the defect happens along with a nice script ala the racist HP camera and post it to YouTube then let it go viral. Seems simple doesn't it.

Correct, so if you are thinking of this in terms of a traditional monitor, the human eye cannot see a flicker from refresh as you rightly said it only refreshes on a page turn or menu operation. -john