Sprocket - cd's are normally kept in a tower of 7 cd drives or so, so you'd never need to touch them except when updating them. They have a search facility so you just type in a few words and it will take you there. As for keyboards we still have th original on our pc that we've had for about 3 years now, so shouldn't be a problem there. Mind you if you pour skdrol on it it won't last, any way they are pretty cheap to replace these days. Apart from supplements we don't have hundreds of hard copy manuals clogging up the office. Still have microfilm for the classics though.