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> Ok, I'll keep you in mind if I get any news. Have you tried the other > basics: BlitzBasic, Amos Pro, etc? I have tried TrueBasic, after reading a review in Amazing. Although TrueBasic is good (near excellent) for cross-platform development, with versions for Mac, DOS, Unix, and Amiga, I didn't mention TrueBasic for two reasons: A. The Amiga side of their production was limited to a "Student" edition, which was a cut-down version of their full-blown system. They told me about a year ago they didn't like the market size for the Amiga, so they weren't going to upscale our version. Then they offered me a special price on a Mac or DOS version.* B. For _multimedia_ development, authoring systems like AmigaVision, CanDo, ToolBook, and HyperCard seemed more appropriate. I like TrueBasic as a training platform, but I really don't have the experience to recommend it as a development platform. Sorry I left it out of my earlier message. If you really don't feel comfortable with any other programming language (or system), by all means check out TrueBasic, because the developers have a rare and wonderful commitment to make TrueBasic 'feel' the same on every platform (my irritation as an Amiga user doesn't change _that_ assessment). The last I noticed, the student edition was available from DevWare for _very_ little compared with everything else mentioned here, and the versions for the other platforms are also reasonably priced. Good Luck. * "Uh-huh, sure." by faithful companion, Amazon Ace radio serials, WLS Chicago, circa mid-60's. Amazing how these old sounds come back on you. 😉 C F Coats –> via AutoPilot