With the advent of email a lot of fax machines lie around as dust collectors. Ever wanted to send a Mudcatter some music via email, but don't have a scanner? http://www.electrasoft.com/faxscan2.zip details how you can scan documents using a fax machine and a slightly doctored phone handset cable.

I haven't tried it, but the instructions seem clear enough. There's a text file plus an illustration in .BMP format to guide you through - it doesn't require fancy tools beyond a pair of pliers. If you have an old phone cable it shouldn't cost more than a couple of bucks, plus the FaxMail associated software is free. (What it doesn't say is that if you disconnect the cable in between usgae occasions, then the battery should last for years).

Photocopy some music from your favourite family tome, scan them and then send them off to MMARIO to fill the gaps in the DT database.

Regards, John johninbrisbane@lycos.com