thank you so much for all your replies. i think i'm going to try most
of the earlier version recommendations.
i know v6.0 is suck - heavy, bloated, slow, error prone, freezes galore, etc.
3.0 is version number i was not expected and looks enticing. i tried 4.7 a
couple years ago and greatly enjoyed it. why i never returned to it after
a harddrive meltdown at the time is still a mystery.
thanks again.