My XP-Pro PC hasn't locked up in years. I *like* the ability to be able to build my own rig, upgrade it myself as I see fit, and play the latest games on the day of release. Don't get me wrong - I think OS-X is very cool, it's just too expensive for this gamer. If I were going to use a non-Windows OS, I'd probably go Xandros 2.0 since BeOS is effectively defunct. johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ "Well, God bless your crooked little heart..." Tom Waits, Mule Variations >For those people that don't want to have to build their own PC, Macs are >great computers. For those who want a UNIX environment and don't want to >build their own OS, Mac OS X is a great OS. For those who want to have >their system lock up on a weekly basis, and want to have to reinstall their >OS on a bi-monthly basis, there's Windows. In fact, one reason that PC >users need 3 GHz+ processors is so they can get work done while their >machine is constantly scanned for viruses... :) > >-- >Matthew S. Klahn >Software Architect, CodeTek Studios, Inc. >http://www.codetek.com > _________________________________________________________________ Optimize your Internet experience to the max with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200359ave/direct/01/