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Everything you need to run 3DS in a DOS window under Windows is included with 3DSr3, Ana. Just follow the directions in chapter 2 of the Installation Guide. I'd imagine RAM isn't a speed issue until you start to swap. Incidently, my friend Corky called me today (he runs 3DS/Windows on a P5/90) to tell me he thinks that under Windows, 3DS swaps to the Windows Swap space, which as you know can be permanent and contiguous. I have not tested this myself. As far as I know, Win3.1 will not allow a program like 3DS to run/render in the backround, so no, the tests were all "in the box" tests. I must agree that it *does* sound illogical, but it has worked on every P5 I have tested it on so far. A friend that programed for MS says it may have to do with DOS "op codes" that the Pentium is just *way* good at, compared to a 486. Please try it and let me know how you fare. I, too, love the idea of a GUI-type OS where so many things are standardized, easiliy cut-and-pasted, and multi-tasked. The multi-operations between various graphics programs you describe are ones that will decrease production times, while allowing the creative factor to flow fluently. With the speed of the 3DS/Windows/Pentium combo, I'm experiencing a lot of them already. Until recently, hardware that would handle this sort of versatility maintaining decent speed hasn't really been available on the affordable desktop platform. With all the new "workstation-level" CPUs making the PC "scene" these days, maybe we're starting to see this change in the near future. -Alan