This message was posted by TinaK on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/680.html#000001 Pascale~ I have an Amaya and use Embird for my digitizing software and before that I used PE Design so to answer your question yes you can run the Amaya without having DesignShop! Good Luck! =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================