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Hi Frank, first of all the computer is not the most important thing. A PPC would make things a lot faster, but what really matters is the animation program. To show the complex anatomy of a heart you will need a very detailed 3D object of a heart. You could try to modell it yourselve, but that would be very hard especially if you haven't worked with 3D programs so far. An alternative would be to buy a modell (from Viewpoint) and only do the animation. The second thing is a good animation program. If you prefer Mac you have the choice between several good packages. Strata Studio Pro, Electronic Image, Animation:Master, Topaz. (I'm sure there are more). Programming is not required for making animations with these programs. But it will take some time to learn these programs. If you don't plan to do more anims yourselve it might be better to let someone do the anim for you. -David