Digital BW, The Print

Greetings from a relative newcomer to digital photography.  I'd be 
interested to know what you folks think is the most useful  software for 
someone to use who ONLY wants to use it to make contact sheets and archive 
images to Cd.  I don't need web page stuff, no mailing stuff, just contact 
sheet and file operations that are straightforward and (ideally) relatively 
subject to at least semi-automation.  (I couldn't find anything in the 
archives going back into last fall, using a variety of different searches.)

I have 40 years of photo experience using traditional B&W darkroom methods 
- negatives in chronological, numbered sleeves with corresponding numbers 
on contact sheets.  I don't need a lot of database power, but would want to 
print some lines on the top and bottom of a digital index sheet to write in 
date, subject, filing and other data.  I'd like to get at least 30 images 
on a sheet, plus information lines and room to punch holes at top (2 hole) 
or side (3 hole) for filing.

I've downloaded a half dozen different demos of image management software 
(ACDSee, CompuPic, Thumbs+, Cumulus, Image Express, and maybe some others,) 
but all of it seems more elaborate that I need, and not all packages seem 
to even allow the addition of multi-line headers and footers.  Now I freely 
admit that I'm a little short of patience when it comes to software - if I 
can't do what I want by looking at the screen and searching the help file I 
tend to just move on to another program.  So far, ACDSee and EZ Viewer seem 
to come close to what I'd like, but if some of you have other suggestions 
I'd appreciate hearing them.  If you think one of the packages I already 
have seen will really do what I want if I just work harder at it (and maybe 
buy the full manual - I balk at printing out 150 page pdf files, even if 
they're free) go ahead and say so.  But remember that binding room and 
lines for data are important.

Thanks for any help.  If this subject has already been covered on the list 
and you can direct me to the section of the archives where I can read it, 
I'd appreciate that too.

Cheers,
Kip Babington