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Mark, The home computer market has changed since the days of the Amiga 600. Intel is selling the Pentium as an entry level system, and it is working. I know at least two families that purchased new 60 MHz Pentium PC's as home computers. They "work great" for multimedia. You are right about compatibility with software at work. Our license agreement with Micros**t allows our employees to bring home copies of the Windows software they use at work, free and legal. The only catch is that 85% of the software's use occur in the office. Not one of them is likely to spend hundreds of dollars on a different application. Micros**t has Mac versions of Word, Excel, etc. They _could_ have been persuaded to produce Amiga versions of the same software. As for using the Amiga and PC for the things each does well; well, in the short run that probably makes sense. But the Amiga list is shrinking while Bill Gates works full time to convince the world that the PC is great for everything. Eventually, the Amiga would be best at nothing. For that reason, in the long term, it is vital for the Amiga to move back into markets abandoned in the past. Multimedia is a good one. Apple is selling Macs as "Multimedia that works." A similar angle would work for the Amiga. Then move back into presentation software and other business applications; and update network compatibility. If you have ever used an Amiga on a Novell network, then you have seen the VAST untapped potential in that environment. And finally, a 68040 or PowerPC powered laptop is an absolute must. Yes it would be expensive, but Toshiba and Dell can't build $4500 laptops fast enough for the demand. Tab Trepagnier Cruising on AutoPilot from Beaumont, Texas