Dominic,
 
I read and agree with the comments from Emilio about the dangers of using
the computer for shell data.  If you use Access97 as I previously
discussed, the super-sure backup is a notebook with all of the data
printed out.  I do this as both a backup to computer problems (I also
keep the data updated on several disks, including an Iomega Zip Drive
which is very, very secure) but I also still like working with a hard
copy better than reading stuff off of this machine.  The printed list of
shells and data is some how more real.  Let me know if you have Access97
and I will mail you the program I use (it is way too large to attach to
an email).
 
Tom