Bryce is Good, harder to get a hold of than Vue, but it's worth the effort. Vue is faster than Bryce, but each have advantages over the other. It depends on what I want to do, I can acheive some good results with one that I can get using the other, it's really just a case of what you want to do and then seeing which is better for that particular thing. As for the development of Bryce there is a petition available to sign - check the Bryce forum here (and pleease sign :o) ) in the hope that the new owner will either develop Bryce or sell it to someone who will develop it - and there are a few interested parties from what I hear. Terragen is good but limited in some respects, I've not used it too much but what I've seen has impressed me. As for PC/MAC well that really does come down to personal preference, while there are more 3D proggies that are written for the PC that doesn't mean the PC is better or worse. as Hilt says it comes down to the processor and RAM you have on board. Use what you're comfortable with, personally I use a PC but I'd consider swapping if it weren't for certain matters (I've discussed it in the Poser forums so won't repeat myself here :o) ). At the end of the day though stick with it, you'll be amazed at what you can do, the only limitation is your imagination - knowledge of the programs in question is not a limitation - you can overcome that easily enough with time. Have fun. :o)