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The whole configuration can change at any moment. For many jobs, I don't even render to all the workstations, it all depends on what I am working on. I have a small but reliable client base that keeps me going — I charge a lot less than some of the big shops around here, but my clients have to wait a little longer. They usually don't mind. How do I get away with 16mb RAM? Like I said, I'll rearrange as needed. I might have 64mb in two machines at one time, or 16 in each, or 32 in one and 48 in another…it all changes. Luckily the cases come off real easy (I can make changes almost on the fly). In January, I am upgrading to machines that can optionally run NT (I say "optionally" because I still have to run OS/2 or DOS for 3DSr4). I'm going to purchase four of the Dell Optiplex machines with twin P100s in them and 32mb each. Should speed up operations a bit and I can rack mount the whole thing…no monitor, no keyboards (unless I need to switch them on)…just a slave setup. I'm debating switching over to a total fiber link between them, the server, and the "master" machine, but that's expensive (and the benefits are really not that great in my case). And you weren't wrong – my render platforms are waaaaay behind my "master" system, but I had to make some money before I spent it!!!