ot:scanner & os 9 after x

[Gladys Pérez-Almiroty]

hi to all:
i am in the market for a new scanner. i would like a compact one, but 
quality goes before size. i use os 10.3.4 in an ibook 500, pismo and 
cube. i want to make an album from pictures from a recent trip with my 
mom, so photo quality would be a plus, but i have photoshop 7 so i 
could play with that. any recommendations?
i would like to know how to install system 9 after x has been installed 
in  my old/new cube? help!
tia,
gladys