True, but back to my original question, has anyone heard of PC vendors preparing to drop Legacy hardware off the PC? I tend to agree with the "if it works GREAT!" idea. BUT if PC vendors are dropping legacy support then I am going to have to start looking into solutions so our customers can continue to print. So far management has been reluctant to spend money on Third party solutions, OR upgrade to Win2k or MFXP. If this is indeed happening I can push for at least screwdrivers. Jason -----Original Message----- I have to disagree. We have been too brainwashed into the mentality of "I have to have it since it is newer, faster, or more powerful." If you have a product, device, or software that does the job you need it to do, does not hinder you from doing things you want to do, and does it with sufficient speed and easy of use, then there is no need to upgrade. At the point that one of these becomes a factor, then and only then is it time to investigate options.Up until a year ago, my primary PC at home was a P133 with 32MB of RAM. I used it for Word Processing and internet access. I didn't care if Word opened in 20 seconds, vs. 5 seconds. It did the job I needed it to do. I upgraded when I needed more power for video editin I still have an IBM 386 PS2 tower running DOS. It has a 20MB hard drive (lol). It operates our electronic door system. I have an original Compaq lunchbox PC that is used as the console for our phone system. Since our company runs Citrix, as long as I can get windows up on a PC with at least 256 colors and decent network and video refresh rates, I don't care what the hardware is like. The user sees what the Citrix server is doing, not their desktop machine. Up until about 6 months ago I had an HPII and an HPIII in use on my network. They would still be in use today if I could have upgraded the memory for less hassle than buying an HP1200. I have monitors that are 5 years old in use in my network. The only reason to replace them is if they die. The same goes for the HP4, 5, 6 and similar series of printers. I certainly would never buy a PC or thin client device that didn't have a VGA, parallel, and serial port on it. I will let my dollars do the speaking for me. When I go to purchase, if the vendor doesn't support my hardware needs, they won't get my business. Someone else will. Jan Broucinek, System Manager Arthur Rutenberg Homes, Inc. (727) 536-5900 voice (727) 536-7168 x245 direct (727) 538-9089 fax www.arhomes.com =================================== This weeks Sponsor: triCerat, Inc ScrewDrivers fxp: Self Configuring Printer Driver with Bandwidth Control Learn more at: http://www.tricerat.com/?page=products&product=sdfxp =================================== For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link. http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm