MF> Good point to expand on.  I myself bought Corel Draw 4 at a computer
 MF> show...although sometime in the future I may buy the latest and
 MF> greatest when my needs change.
Thats the way to do it. The good thing about using that approach is that the 
"latest and greatest" may indeed not even be a new version, and still cheaper 
than the current version. I myself may pick up Corel 5 (which has a number of 
nice improvements that I could use) and it is now going for cheap as well 
since its not the "newest".
 MF> I was given Windows 95.  Even today, 99% of the applications I use
 MF> are Windows 3.1 and DOS applications.
Same scenario for myself as well. However '95 is far too "heavy" for the 
machines I have. Since most of my apps (as in your case) are DOS & Win 3.1 
apps as well, I can't justify the upgrading required for the machine to use 
it 
(especially when I don't need it).
 MF> I still occasionally produce DOS based database programs for people
 MF> who have no need for Windows.
No need or no possibility of use. I program for a living, and its astonishing 
how many offices are still filled with XTs. Talking with a LAN administrator 
I 
know very well, it all comes down to cost. The cost of a large corporation to 
replace 100s of machines and software is far too costly for the gains that 
are 
received (which to a LAN admin is usually very small - as long as it works, 
why fix it?).
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All the best,
Brent Shellenberg
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