I was wondering if anyone has heard if Microsoft is planning on releasing the DirectX 8.1 SDK on CD to the public? Microsoft mentions the DirectX 8.1 SDK CD ROM on the download page, but its not listed anywhere else. I''m stuck with a garbage 56K modem and downloading a 175MB file is just silly - even with one of those download resuming programs. The C++ only portion isn''t much of a help either weighing in at 140MB. My CD recorder broke at work, so I can''t transfer the file to a CD from there. And nothing, not even ISDN, is available where I live (which is only 3 miles from the switching station go figure). 10 miles in any direction they have both cable modems and DSL available, but not in the vacuum I live in. Thanks for any news on this.