Hi Tom,

Please see the responses in-line.

>Bonnie B says this is THE place to get great help so here goes.
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>1) Is it true you can download the .net sdk for free and then code c# in something like notepad to do beginning tutorial type stuff?
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Yes. The .NET SDK is free and you can code in Notepad. The development tool (Visual Studio .NET) is costs. VS.NET offers tools, wizards, and intellisense to make coding faster and help you get started with applications.

>2)I've found a couple of online c# tutorials, does anyone have THEIR thoughts,etc. as to what is best?

GotDotNet.com has many tutorials that can be helpful:

http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart/

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>3) Will the .net sdk run on W98 or will I have to go to Win 2000?
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You must use Win2000 or XP to develop in Visual Studio .NET, but your application can be deployed on W98 machines.

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>Thanks for your help.