just having a chuckle over the computer discussion a few pages back... like... age has never been a function of a computer's power. If you are committed to haveing x-plane run with its potential, invest! Dollars spent on a hobby you enjoy are dollars well spent IMO. and the technology is not prohibitively expensive these days. a decent computer tower, $500(usd) ~ ish and upgraded gfx card, $250 (+/-) you know you can earn that much at McDonalds in a month if you try. Im not knocking anyone, just saying, If you are really into this product, and x-plane in general, get your plans together to aquire the hardware to enjoy it the way you want too. At the bare minimum refrain from moaning on because the technology has advanced beyond the hardware you happen to have on hand at the present moment. we can rattle on ad-nauseum about low frame rates or we can dig our heels in and make a high power computer box happen! Go Team! ;D