[REVISIT!! - interesting behavior!]

Assertion:
Opera 5/6: Using the DISABLED attribute still sends the name/value pair for the element to the form processing script. It should not do this.

Submitting plain Input Type=Submit field. Click the button labelled "submit" to see results [both fields should successfully submit]:
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Submitting form with Input Type=Submit field disabled. Click the button labelled "submit" to see results [form submission should be successful, but only the text field should submit]:
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