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Thanks for responding! Calling the major vendors and asking
for free demo software is another step I should take (besides, I
like playing with demo software!).
Maybe you're right and we should've gone online with this. When I
post the summary, maybe I'll suggest that any further comments go
to the list. I admit, I too would just as soon read about technology as
whether we're real, professional, communicators/writers/??s, etc.!