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Paul, I think part of the problem has been the perception that the Amiga is just a gaming machine and didn't have different applications. The PC being a "bussiness" machine was therefore more paletteable. So a certain degree the MAC has suffered a similar stereotype although not the "gaming" perception, which ironically it seems to be excelling in. Video people have also adopted the MAC, mostly because of its easy GUI. The PC falls into the worst of both worlds but has broad flexibility. I've rendered on Macs and until recently they've been excrutaitingly slow. I've been told its attributable to the Mac GUI. I don't know. The Amiga on the other hand was designed for animation and graphics, although all the Amiga heads I know what to buy an Indy, because they see that SGI will give the support that the Amiga lacks. Also, according to the Amiga Guru's Newtek has a stranglehold on what happens with the Amiga. And these people aren't well liked by many. Promises made, promises broken kinda thing. The PC has the advantage of mass production and no single vendor like the Mac and the Amiga and I think this is what has contributed to PC's success. If Big blue had hung on to the market, its anybodies guess what would have happened to the Amiga. I would suggest that a strong marketing effort with an upgraded image and new name would have put it where SGI is positioning the Indy. I'd be curious to hear your perceptions of the four markets and specifically where you think the Indy is going and what kind of impact it will have or does have. -JE