Oh, he's a putz. :p (What I'm tryin' to say is, he's a bit tougher than you think). As for 64-bit? Hybrid is as good as it gets for the home user, unless you have a specially-built Itanium or (certain type of) Sparc box running a specifically-tailored Linux (or Solaris) system (Linux has a sh!tload of pure 64-bit apps, and two types of 64-bit kernels --IA_64 and x86_64-- to handle 'em). OTOH, apps can be built to take advantage of the 64-bit goodness that can be found in existing x86 (and G5) rig-ups... but that's up to the app writers. As for Poser? Don't hold your breath beyond the render engine... Sorry Stewer, but I suspect there's too many line o' code you'd have to re-write in there to take full advantage of it (which kinda sucks, because the UI could use the boost IMHO). As for D|S? Maybe, but I know it'd require a bit of re-working as well (though the render engine would be practically a drop-in if 3Delight already has one, and a user could add a Renderman-compliant 64-bit engine himself and script D|S to plug into it...) /P