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"Four scanners? What are you doing, digitizing the local library?"

No, we just sort of added one here, and one there... Started with a Lexmark X75 Printrio since the printer in it was compatible with the z22 or whatever it was I had then, then added another one when they dropped to $60 each as it was cheaper than buying new cartridges, and gave us a fully compatible backup. Then we got my wife's Dell, with a Dell 922 printer a package deal. Just the other day, I finally broke down and got one that will let me scan slides and 35mm negatives, since I have tons of them. (I used to be a professional photographer, and my slide projector died, and I can't afford to replace it with equally good pro equipment, and I can't get it repaired as it is SO old and obsolete.) We also homeschool, and all the kids have their own computers; one of the X75's is now set up so they can connect it to any of their machines. All do Photoshop (much better than Adnan Hajj, too!) and wordprocessing, Paintshop, Paint, etc. Thank heaven for Academic-license software.

Oh, heck. I forgot to mention the thrift-shop iMac, too... and the hulk and spare monitor laying around. I hope one day to buy 20" LCD's for everyone... (and my dream personal computer is a Cray X.) I'm working on a master's in special education, and expect the kids to be ready for college starting in about four years.