as for running poser on a 200mmx with 32 mb of ram and saying that CL needs to optimize memory usage for p5? umm.. poser runs great for me. i wouldnt even try to run it on a p1 200 with 32 megs of ram - thats below the minimum requirements for most operating systems. win98 SE will use almost all of that 32 mb of ram, and leave you with little else left. you have to realise that 3D applications and games are processor intensive, so if you want to continue the hobby you should look into upgrading your comp first, then think about poser 5. my main workstation is an athlon t-bird 1.1ghz with 1.5gb of ram and a 64mb geforce2 ultra, and im considering upgrading my processor for larger scenes, and perhaps my video card as well. my server is running on an AMD k6/2-500 with 384 mb of ram and an overclocked 32mb TNT 2 ultra and it doesnt run poser fast enough for me to bother using it for anything other than testing products (i have poser pro installed on my main and poser4 standard on my server, just to make sure my store items work on both platforms). right now, computers are insanely cheap. i suggest you check out Pricewatch.com for the most current prices. you could probably put together an entire new rig for yourself for a lot less than you think. they have some very nice motherboard/cpu/heatsink/fan combos, and you could probably make do for now with a case/power supply (buy this locally because its the heaviest part of the computer and shipping costs more than the case itself), mb/cpu, and 256mb sdram. dump your old hdd, video card, sound card, etc in there and you have time to upgrade those as you go along. youre looking at between $20-25 for 256mb of pc 133 sdram, and $140 for an athlon XP 1800 with motherboard/cpu/fan - and you can pick out something that has onboard sound/video that you can use until you get a better video card/sound card. a case you can get locally, with a 300 watt power supply, for around $30-35. so if you shop around carefully, you can build a computer thats 20x as fast as the one you have now for around $200. i suggest that be your first step, before you start thinking about poser 5 ;) cheers, -gabriel