Scott, I am a Tech coordinator at a public school. Keeping Macs is a perennial issue for many of us. I have used John Droz's well documented talking points on Macs vs PCs. It sounds like you are still wrestling with Administration on co$ts. Second place to seek help (or first) is your Apple Rep. They are well versed in these issues. They've always come to my assistance when necessary. I work in the State of Maine. We have had great success with Apple. Regards, John Langlois <http://www.macvspc.info/> is where you'll find plenty of documentation on the Macs in education issue. __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp