I could ZIP the files, though not eagerly. QB 4.5 fits on two 3.5 inch diskettes, so it is not large by today's standards. I do not recall how large 7.x is. It always amazes me to look at modern bloatware and compare how little more USEFUL work it produces than earlier, much smaller programs. I happen to have Winword 2 and it meets most of my needs. In fact, except for Internet activities, I am not sure any program I need requires Windows past Windows for Workgroups=3.11. I find Quick Basic sufficient for most calculations and I doubt Visual Basic will do any more beyond filling a larger chunk of my hard disk and DRAM, unless it can handle a larger array (matrix), which is a real limitation in Quick Basic, which dates back to the time of 1 MB machines. Of course, if I loose my mind and decide to promote my image in the form of elaborate Web pages, or to write some parasites, I will find Visual Basic better, but I have not yet reached that stage. I suggest writing directly to me if you are requesting a copy of QB; it reduces the clutter on the newsgroup and it is doubtful others care whether I email one of you the program. And I will send 4.5 unless you really need 7.x (I am not sure where the diskettes are!). Bob