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Mark, Most of the points you have made about Media 100 are inaccurate. The base Media 100 system is $8995. This includes the Media 100 card set (2 NuBus cards) and the base Media 100 2.0 software. This allows you to edit up to 80KB/frame video and 4 tracks of CD-quality audio in real time. It also includes a fast cross dissolve effect (4x real-time), fast interpolated motion effects, and it will overlay static titles/graphics created outside Media 100 with an application such as Adobe Photoshop. This system is quite usable and can be used to produce professional broadcast quality video – on-line. There are additional cost options (FX, EDL, CG, POWER, and HDR) which provide features such as additional effects, EDLs, CG, draft mode/redigitize, and ultra-high quality video. Component (Y,Y-R,Y-B) video in/out is also an option. We also have several option bundles which have very attractive pricing. Media 100 2.0 is Accelerated for Power Macintosh (ie. native) and has been since it's release in Dec '94. We officially support Quadra 800/840AV/950 and PowerMac 8100/80. On Feb 17th we will officially support the PowerMac 8100/100 and 8100/110. Macintosh Quadras are still being produced by Apple. While the 840AV is not, the 950 and several other lesser models still are. However, for new Mac purchases, we recommend the PowerMac 8100 series machines for Media 100. Please get the facts straight before discussing other's products. Thanks. /Matt — Matt Kingman Media 100 Engineering Data Translation Inc.