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That's what I thought about the downloads, but wanted some corroboration. I guess I'm the type who would wear a belt, suspenders and hold on just in case! The software CIM for the PCs is really fab. very easy to use and lots of options accessible by icon. As to the notebook, I got an AMBRA. This is a fairly new company, and is a fully-owned subsidiary of IBM. I tried three others and sent them all back. You know about the Gateway, with its pea-sized trackball in an inconvenient location for laptop use, and the Acer (the one you received) had a bad disk drive, and besides, dealing with that company is frustrating to the MAX. I have never had such problems with a dealer. I can't even contact a human being ther who will tell me whether or not I have been given credit for the return of the machine. It hasn't shown up on my account yet and messages left with the voice mail are NEVER RETURNED! I hope I can kill a few sales for them because of the way I have been treated. Anyway, the saga continued with a Toshiba — and there was someting wrong with the display. The bottom of the screen was really several shades lighter than the top. I couldn't get it adjusted (only one control, as well) so that it looked good all over and I knew it would drive me crazy over the long haul. The AMBRA is really terrific. A fine, clear, sharp, bright screen and I have 12 meg of RAM and a 200 meg HD. Being able to use all that mainstream software unavailable for the AMIGA is also fun. I am certainly keeping the 3000, but expect to be using the PC more and more. It has become so "user-friendly" with windows that all the old complaints don't seem to apply anymore. The 486-DX2 chip running at 50 mhz makes all the operations plenty fast for me. Anyway, that's where I am at the moment. How's by you? Hope James and the Boots are all well. Best, as always, Nancy