Hi Wayne; I checked the site thoroughly and it explicitly sates that students may download free. Schools must purchase the program, so I see no problem with sharing. I go on this site for the student version as Russell said, believe me, the student version offers plenty of options, check it out. Here is the site: Circuitmaker 6 http://www.microcode.com/education/index.html There is also a users group called Microcode Unofficial Users Group That site offers the option of purchasing a CD with a users guide for 50$ The regular full version costs 395$. It is a fun toy as well as learning experience. It is the student version Russell. But evidently there is not much difference in terms of modeling. J.R.