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<DIV><SPAN class=338294021-25082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>FWIW
If I had $3500 to spend on learning .NET I would buy a copy of Visual
Studio .NET (C# or VB) 2003 for $300, a copy of SQL Server Developer
Edition for $50 and a couple of books for $200.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=338294021-25082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>You'd
save yourself a week's downtime as well. (Or spend the remaining $3k on a
trip to Fiji for a week!)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=338294021-25082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>cheers,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=338294021-25082004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Paul.</FONT></SPAN><U3:P></U3:P><o:p></o:p></DIV></BODY></HTML>