Grant Edwards wrote: > This is a _Microsoft_Product_. There doesn't have to be a > reason for something to be done in a half-assed manner. No, it is a quantum effect. If the energy of a clock has a lower bound, there must be a nonzero probability for it to run backwards. See <93ld7n$gv0$1 at news.state.mn.us> SCNR, Ralf