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I just installed Shapeshifter, but its terribly slow. I have an A2000/40, half-meg ROM image, 50M file disk. I'm also using a 1-bit display on my ECS machine. It took me the better part of a day to load 7.5. It takes about 30 minutes to boot. Windows open and close incredibly slowly (more than 10 seconds). I know the 1M ROM would be faster if I could get it. And the SCSI option would also be faster if I register. However, before I register I would like some confidence it will run fast enough to be usable, which it currently is not. I don't know if a 1-bit screen should be so slow, is it reasonable expect to a Picasso for example to run color faster than this ? Or, am I doing something else wrong? Would appreciate any performance comparisons of before and after registration. Thanks, Steve Steve Brightman Daring to be different – Amiga on the Internet – Lotus on the Interstate