On 25/4/05 5:28 am, "wjsjlauffen at t-online.de" <wjsjlauffen at t-online.de> wrote (in part): > have a close look at RagTime Solo! > not an alternative, THE alternative and free in this version. While a good program suite it is worth pointing out that the solo version is only for personal use and cannot be used commercially. As long as his relatives do not need it for commercial use, now or in the future, it is indeed a viable, free and very good alternative. If he needs to use it commercially now or in the future then my recommendation would be an open source solution such as those already mentioned. Cheers, Richard --