It looks like the general consensus on this is that I will not be able to run win3.1 on this computer. Other comments that were made which included not using outdated software on the kids, Y2K issues, software substitutes ect. The biggest concern has nothing to do with y2k or outdated software. Thanks on the info though. The kids have some very basic familiarity with dos, and a deal more familiarity with win 3.1 and win 95. My concern is to allow a child the ability to type a report while dad is using the computer to do work. (Or allow two kids access at the same time.) Once they go thru the thinking process required to get everything typed and in order it only takes them 5 min to format and print the report out on the good computer. This would be a temporary situation as a pentium is planned for Christmas. Thus free is good. Perhaps my question should have been phrased a little differently. Given the following components... 286 modular bios ver 3.03 c Award Software 640k base memory motherboard number PCC77AT05E Taiwan 40 meg harddrive DOS ver 6.0 Is there a downloadable freeware program that can be used by my kids to do basic word processing, that when saved can be ported over to win 3.1 write or win 95 write? I believe someone may have answered the following question. However, I had a power failure while reading it and lost the message. btw is there an archive of this list? I have what I believe to be a memory card that would fit in the unit. The card is two layers (one card piggybacked upon the other) and contains 54 ic's (set in sockets) with the following identification ... MSK4164ANP 85A17G-15 It also has a bank(?) of 8 dip(?) switches. 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 are on. 3, 5, and 6 are off. Sorry but the card has no other identification visible. When I install the card I get the following error... memory parity error at 4000:FFFC found FF40 expected FFAA Is this error because the switches are set incorrectly or because the card is bad? Is this in fact a memory card? Thank you for the info. Dave Thuillier Chief scripter & Master of the arcane web at Dreamer's Den Game Shoppe - Hillsboro, New Hampshire http://www.dreamersden.com mailto:[log in to unmask] PCBUILD's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>