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Peter, Would like to hear comments from you/or other end users that have put together rendering engines to speed up their graphics work. Especially, where Amiga prgms have been ported to the Pc, ie… like Imagine3.0. Which was more cost effective? 1) Upgrade your Amiga setup with an accelerator 2) Buy an accelerated (50mhz) A1200 setup 3) Buy a pc (66mhz or greater) If you went the pc route, what config did you get? Is it possible to buy/or build a stripped down rendering engine? Last, what is most cost effective in networking this rendering engine pc to the Amiga? Are there utility programs available that would do batch processing for this setup ie…..run both Amiga and pc ? I'm trying to evaluate for future purchase, but this is what I've found so far: A)The fastest you can accelerate an A3/4K currently is 40mhz. Cost=approx 1,400-1,600. B)Build an A1200 w/HD,extra ram and 50mhz accelerator. Cost=approx 1,200-1,400. C)Buy a 66mhz pc. Cheapest config I've seen in mail order=$2,000. Additional cost for a network of some sort. I realize there are other advantages that come with the pc ie.. being able to use other prgms not available to the Amiga,etc.., but the main concern here is rendering. Thanks. CJ —-)on AP