Just to let you know in case you don't have particularly good luck on the gray market, Sun Remarketing (http://www.sunrem.com) is selling refurbished PowerBook 5300 (grayscale!) 8/500 systems for $199.00. Yes, these machines do have a reputation for being a service nightmare, but assumedly since this is a refurb system it will have been checked out, and Sun would offer some warranty on it as well. It is a PowerPC based system, so you'd end up with even a little more power than the '040 machines that you were searching for. Not a bad price on a used PowerBook, especially when compared to other resellers like Shreve. Just thought you might like the pointer. --Sean Caron (root(a)diablonet.net) | http://www.diablonet.net