If you have 1000 sheets to scan, there are services that do this for around 6 cents / scanned frame on the fiche (prices vary on resolution). I had some samples made from a few DEC fiche, and 300dpi effective is the MINIMUM scan that is usable. Because of the thousands of sheets of fiche that I have, I'm thinking of buying a Canon fiche viewer/scanner in early fall (around 10K). If you have DEC fiche that you're thinking of scanning, you may want to check with me before spending any money on having yours scanned.