yes,, limit is really 7 students + me ,, but 8 + me if the total weight is at 1450 ok,, I weigh 169 which leaves 160 lb average left for the remaining 8 :) regards, Sebastian Ventrone Senior Technical Staff Member CMOS Foundry Logic/Foundry IP Chair IBM Microelectronics Phone: (802)-769-6118, Fax: (802) 769-6206 Tieline: 8-446-6118 E-Mail: stv @ us.ibm.com