Did you read the comment in one of these threads where I stated Im out of a job
paying is not an option
Dave Caroline
On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 3:29 PM, John Foust <jfoust at threedee.com> wrote:
  At 03:55 PM 7/5/2011, Al Kossow wrote:
 To be honest, if you're doing DEC fiche, just
get a service bureau to scan
it. This assumes you can find someone competent to handle scanning it correctly. 
 At 03:23 PM 7/5/2011, arcarlini at 
iee.org wrote:
 I've spent a few days idly wandering the web
looking at various
scanners. No doubt these will (one day) be dirt cheap [1] but right
now a decent solution looks like it is in the $10K-$15K ball park.
(That's for a ScanPro 2000, but there are various similar systems
for about the same price). 
 Wouldn't any university- or state-class library have a digital
 fiche scanner? ?I believe my state historical society had a very
 good one even a few years ago.
 Might they let a hobbyist use it to save scans to a thumb drive?
 Even at a buck a page, it would take you a while to get to $15K.
 - John