On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 10:32 AM, diane wrote: > Jim, > > Now I bemuse you? Sorry. Obtuse? Sheesh, got words for you too but am > too polite today for some reason. > No need to be polite with me. I think it's silly. You bought a dual processor workstation.And you were not afraid of that major expense. Unless you are rendering video or 3D or intense photo image processing I cannot see what advantage the dualie gives you. So from what you describe , a single processor and media converter of some kind, would have suited your purposes better and then you could continue buying all the cheapo camcorders in the world and taping them to your race car. Jim