> Thanks for the reference; very helpful and informative. But I still > don't like the idea of paying for an updated OS when I only recently > got into OS X. But, I'll probably spring for the bucks anyway. > Grumble, grumble... If there's not a compelling feature or features that motivate you to upgrade, you might wait and see what people are reporting with hands-on experience. 10.3 supposedly offers improved performance; you may find that people are seeing a useful speed boost with the same model you're using. (One of my two Macs is a Clamshell iBook, so I'm not holding out too much hope.) BRIAN/bpearce at cloud9.net