Re: Fractint "deadware"? NO! I have purchased and registered several of those "other" new windoze-based fractal programs. They are good; a couple of them are really good. But (unless I have missed something) none of them can zoom AS DEEP as Fractint, nor with anywhere close the max number of iterations. And Fractint still has the most options and fractal types. The other programs seem pointed towards those who just want to make pretty pictures. Fractint is (and always has been) for the serious fractal explorer. You can even write your own formulas and experiment! And it is good enuf just as it is. (I use the developers version 20+). As for DOS obsolete, I feel that anyone sophisticated enuf to use Fractint to it's max capabilities should be able to buy or obtain a cheap/second-hand pentium-2 or 3 system and install DOS on it - this will be possible for many years yet. Deadware? Not in this lifetime ... ... ...