Hi Turbostar,
First post says W7 is not a problem, third post says 8.1 but not 8 will work. Last post says both 8 and 8.1. Sounds somewhat contradictory to me, but that's just me.
Nevertheless there appear to be some possible leads which I will check out.
One of the deals is 8/8.1 are touch screen oriented and as of the present time I don't have a touch screen and I'm not sure I have a need for it. Also, it doesn't appear that Apple does yet either. My real needs lie in programs that run under Windows but not the MacOS so I need both systems.
Thanks to everyone!