I haven't done much embroidery for quite a while but I did just get an new Bernina 590 and am really amazed at the amount of editing I can do right on the machine. It is amazing. I don't think I would try and work with an outdated system now especially as the older embroidery machines are no longer being supported? I think we have to think of these embroidery machines like we do cell phones. Eventually, it is time for an upgrade. It is a hard decision to make whether to try and figure out an outdated system for use or to bite the bullet and upgrade. I can change the size, combine designs, add lettering, easily on the screen without additional software and probably more as I really haven't worked with the embroidery part yet.