what about saving them to a "stick?" I don't know how much they will hold, but I have one plugged into an external port and save all of my photos and writings on it, on a regular basis. So far, it has not registered as "full."

open mike, it is Wilbyhillbilly and he does a great job.Glad yo mentioned him. He put my dad's cassette of music to CD for me.

I did some old cowboy 78's from a 1950's reel-to-reel and they turned out pretty good. The tapes had not been played in decades, but held up well as I played and recorded them to the harddrive. Did the same thing with my grandma telling stories and the rest of us singing from the 1950's, too.

Besides perserving what you already have, I am always bugging my friends to carry tape recorders with them, esp. when visiting older people. They have so much to share in stories and music. Someone will appreciate the time it takes to gather it all.:-)

Great thread, Alan. Thanks,

kat