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>> What else can I say except sorry to hear it but I think its your responsiblity to understand what's going on in your industry, the information is available… right here, and has been all along. << John — I believe there is a slight misunderstanding. It wasn't the info that was lacking, and I do appreciate AutoDesk's early publicity of the matter. The issue was this: Until recently, 3D-Studio upgrades usually came out in the Fall, I am aware that the NT shift will occur later than that. Irregardless, it wasn't a matter of "running out and buying NT" but rather deciding when would be a good time to begin transitioning as 3-DS is not the "only" software that is used. Other software needs to be tested on NT and various upgrades of those packages are necessary to purchase. The networking features must be implemented and streamlined efficiently. I expected that a number of months would pass with the reality of dual op systems until the whole operation could run NT. What has been frustrating has been that the vast majority of software, both DOS and Win 16bit, has made the transition rather smoothly. The two biggest exceptions have been 3DS and Animator, with 3DS being the package leading the reasons to shift. No I don't expect 3DS-R4 to be ported to NT, but I do expect Animator Studio (being received in June, 1995) to be able to work effectively on operating systems that generally handle other 16 bit programs without a hitch. It appears my comments may have come across as a personal attack on AutoDesk. That would be a fault of communication. I just am trying to determine if others experience frustration on this point and to understand what efforts people might be doing. I noticed the files to run 3DS-R4 on NT in the library, so it seems others are trying. In regards to the forum, I have been on the forum nearly 2 years. I am not vocal, I generally "listen" and only respond to messages to which I have a rock solid answer. I respect your opinion and position and hope that the anger I illicited was temporary. Regards and apologies, Bill