Earlier versions of Poser (I think versio 3) were put on cd's that were attached to 3D and graphic art magazines last year. A lot of people who read this magazines also come here. Maybe someone in your area has a cd with Poser on it. That would be a nice low-budget start, wouldn't it be? It has to be somewhere, in my house (it would take some time to dig it up), but I am in The Netherlands. Maybe you can ask in the poser forum, here at R'osity