I got a free-pc. The one from ideal lab. Free computer, Free isp, all for a little advertisment. Ads are in my face all over the net anyway. You get used to it. I have been on the net for a long time - since the days of gopher, and for me I saw this as a new trend that will fly or die. Till I sat my 62 year old mother down at the free-pc.... mind you, she has sat at my other computer and was encouraged to explore, but always ended up playing solitaire. The free-pc desktop stirred up her curiousity, she was shopping, getting news, comparing grocery prices, voting for ball players If ideal lab wires up a senior community next - they will find the real cash cow... the people with the time and the money and the desire to shop in their jammies. One other note. www.free-pc.com only asks that I use the computer 10 hours a month - thats total 10 hours - I dont even have to be online... just as long as I allow them to "tickle" the info off my computer so they can get market research, once in a while. They gave me 10 email addies, and its a great connection - I never get kicked off. I am happy with the system. My other system is a home built from the intel motherboard on up to the 450 mmx. I spent 2k building my system last year, and endless ISP dollars.... people say "why did you get a free one?" - Its not a charity thing going on, its in beta, I spend lots of money over the net every year - I intend on spending more this year.. I would like to see this work. Everyone in America hooked up - Everyone around the world. Suzy Suzy's free (almost) PCs