I bought my first pc in order to be able to use TurboCad, which was my first software program ever! I'd been commissioned to design a range of concrete paving (how boring is that?) and I've always hated precise geometric drawing. Using TurboCad was a revelation - I went nuts with geometric design for awhile, it was so easy to use. I still remember it fondly - it was powerful enough to do what I needed, but not so loaded with features that a complete novice like me couldn't find my way round it. That's still what I want in a program, an intuitive interface on a program that does just enough for what I need right at that moment. So Carrara, Truespace, Amapi come and go, but Bryce stays on my HD. Incidentally, I noticed a few months ago a free version of TurboCad available for download, if anyone's interested I'm sure a google would find it......