could any of you please comment on the current state of Pd, and in

particular compared to the likes of Max, jMax, Spat, you name it. What are the approximate user-bases of each software package and how fast is each one growing?

   as far as expansions and externals are concerned, approximately how

many does each package have? if you've used Max or jMax or something similar could you do a short comparison of them to Pd? Thanks,

                              Scott

"640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981