> I don't want to dump them, because every so often I dig up a > couple and learn something interesting, and reminisce How about cutting out what you want and putting it into a folder > Scanning into a PC would take me far more time that I have It's helpful to have a second PC to scan whilst working on the other or scan when you won't miss the time (eg watching the news) I typically scan in full colour (25MB for an A4), reduce to 16 colours then resize to 50% and save as a gif. File size is ~ 450kB -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist