Thanks Debby,

I will check on this scanner on the net to see good buys.

I far as software, I was mostly wondering about scanner software.

BTW, as far as photo software goes, for compressing, adjusting brightness and contrast, and cropping, I have been using a FREE program for years, which, for the price, is THE BEST I have come across.

It's called PhotoPlu5 and you can download it for free here:

http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/serif/ph/ph5/index.asp

It is easy to use, and it converts graphic files to JPEG's or BMP's etc.

I highly recommend it!!

Bracken