A condition on a basically
disconnected space X is known which is necessary and sufficient for the product
space X × Y to be basically disconnected for every P-space Y . This same
condition, when applied to an Ff-space X, guarantees that x × Y is an
F’-space whenever Y is a P-space and is necessary for this result. The principal
result of this paper establishes that this condition is not sufficient when
applied to F-spaces. A condition which is sufficient but not necessary is also
derived.