[Thinkpad] OT Q? scanning 35 mm slides into an i 1300 TP?

I've been assigned the task of transferring the family slides to CD and
distributing them to my siblings.
I've got a Thinkpad i1300 (or i1200?) with a 700 Mhz celeron, 180 Mb RAM
and a 9.5 Mb hard drive.
I've also got about 2000 35 mm slides of my siblings and I going back to
the early 60s.

The first thought was to have the slides scanned by a commercial shop
but at $1 each i'm thinking it might make more sense to buy a nice slide
scanner and do them myself.
Is this crazy talk?

If it's a matter of loading them into a tray and letting it run it would
be simple but I've got a suspicion that it might require a little more
effort.

If scanning them myself is the answer what scanner should I be looking
for and how much disk space should I plan on per scan.

If a professional shop is the answer then what should I be looking for
(specific recommendations welcome).

Thanks

-- 
Andrew King
Ann Arbor Michigan
technology is the answer, what was the question?
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