Deprived fractal fans: Things are progressing pretty much according to plan here at Fractal Central. The new unit, a Dell 8400, is about half loaded :-O with the programs we'll need. Of course, problems keep popping up. A typical example arose when I tried to install the working version of Photoshop, which is an upgrade and needs to find an earlier full version already installed on the machine before it will load. The earlier full version however is not compatible with Windows XP Pro, and will not go in. I'll give full specs of the new unit when things settle down a bit. Meanwhile, the next FOTD still looks like it will appear on Thursday Sep 9. The new machine is not intended to run Fractint, but when things slow down, I will certainly see how well I can get it going. Jim M.