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Though NT support multiple chips, software must be coded to take advantage of this feature. Software which is not coded to utilize multiple chip arrays will still run, but it's calls will be answered by one dedicated chip. That still remains interesting on a multichip system with enough RAM since you are free to multi-task and the bus traffic can do some pretty fancy distribution. Multi-threading and symetical procs will be terrific for all us 3-Ders. However, in light of DEC's newest generation of multi-proc very very fast chips, it would behoove 3-DS to fully take advantage of the mega-steroid-brawnmeister sweatboxes and run multi-proc in an ALPHA environment. Let's face it, with Lightwave and Softimage jumping onto NT there is going to be a down-and-dirty fist fight, very scarrrrrry. The outcome of the next year will be very encouraging for 3-D animators, yet another revolution.