At 11:04 AM -0400 6/3/09, John Shutt wrote: >And my point is that you, as an individual, decided when to toss the >Powerbook for the MacBook Pro. You made that decision when it >became too slow or didn't support the newest software you wished to >run. Your old Powerbood certainly doesn't support HD quality video >decoding. at 60 fps. Craig: "Yup. But you are missing a major point. I did not lose a thing when I upgraded. I added new capabilities while retaining everything I was already doing." I was forced to go to PC when Apple went to Mac OSX. All my drawings were in Claris Draw Pro which Apple bought and then discontinued support and development. I also used a Mac 3-D CAD program which was also left behind. I had to abandon my drawings and move to AutoCAD which only runs on PC. I started to redraw everything and then quickly gave up. I still have the Mac 9.6 sitting beside my PC for when I need to access those drawings. So perhaps some media is always convertible, but not all types. Dan