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Richard wrote.... I did not say Al has unique Special Knowledge (although he may, it's certainly not MY area of expertise to know one way or the other). I did imply that Al has Special Experience, which some others certainly may have as well. I did not say his knowledge or experience were necessarily unique. However, what I did imply (and in regard to your last phrase above) - is that bitsavers is his, and HE decides what is acceptable for documents to be included in the archive. And if he feels that the best result is scanning it himself, that's his call. If he wishes to accept scans from others, that's his call too. I'm all behind whatever he wishes to do. The quality (and ubiquity) of his work speak loudly enough that I certainly don't dare question his preferences :) Since Al is the only one who can actually put a document into bitsavers, I suspect it is his call ;) I definitely don't think bitsavers should be the only archive people contribute to! But it is by far (IMO) the best archive according to most any metric chosen. And with it mirrored on approximately 9 servers in approximately 3 countries it's got a great chance of longevity. As I did in my previous email, I praise other archives and the work they have done, and don't feel it necessary to repeat here. My own personal decision is when I get a spare manual no one has, send it to Al. Everyone should make their own decisions of course. Not all of us are, nor did I say that. I certainly am however; graphics is blackmagic voodoo to me. Jay West