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$.02 here as well; A2000 and 68030/882/4MB RAM, 8-UP/4MB of RAM (som eapplications cannot handle the 030 so when you need to disable it you still have 4MB otherwise you have 8MB of additional RAM….oh Yeah…Superfat Agnes 1MB motherboard is a MUST). Supergen 2000 (standalone model – has 2 video outs and a through and does not hog your video slot, but be careful plugging it in!). I also recommend a video mixer if you have the cash such as a Panasonic WJ-MX10. 2 Video ins (+ a key in), A/B roll, faders, stereo audio throughs and special effects if you need em!) Software; DeluxePaint III, Pixmate, Doug's Math Aquarium (or similar), PageRender-3D and AREXX (you cannot use subscripted variables with Page-3D's language so I pass them from Arexx script), AMIGAVISION, DigiPaint III and DigiView Gold and an HP Deskjet printer (spend a few $; the return on this one is worth it- every ink cartridge is a new print head!), Pagestream or ProPage (do NOT buy Publisher Plus, hehe) and CygnusEd. Also, I would get both an internal 40MB hard disk (for software) and either 1) removeable media drive or 2) BIG internal hard disk for data storage and, if possible, a tape backup unit. Format these at capacity; nothing worse than having 2 2MB spaces each on a different partition! (well, there are worse things….). Pagerender 3-D is an EXCELLENT math and video orinted program. It utilizes scripts and is VERY easy to animate basic geometric (and not so basic) 3-d figures, would be PERFECT for molecular modeling, etc.; dont be fooled by scuplt 3 or 4/d; I find them hard to use and TSilver (which, incidentally, I love) is not script-based (which i find a major drawback. Also, Internal modem and a CIS account!!! (There is also a LOT of stuff on the Internet if you can get there……). I would try to get GVP (etc.) to donate or loan Genlock and/or 68030 card and/or hard card if possible; especially if money is an object! -Best of -Scott M.