I don't recommend to try this at home, but thinking about sharing a curiousity... localhost:~$ uname -a && uptime FreeBSD localhost 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #0: Wed Dec 13 16:19:46 BRST 2000 11:20AM up 2642 days, 2:16, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 -- Alex Moura p.s.: "Only the name have been changed to protect the innocent"