I dug these up. They should help. http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php?big-endian http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php?little-endian This one explains the reference to Gulliver's Travels: http://www.linuxguruz.org/foldoc/foldoc.php?-endian - Darryl