Can I extract images/items from a pdf?

I lost my hard drive! (D'oh!)
But I do have some hi-res pdf files made from the original files (InDesign).
Is it possible to extract discrete components from pdfs? Such as images, text blocks, etc?
It seems like it should be possible, but I'm wondering if one must be a PostScript coder or somesuch.
Cheers!
~Ben

Excellent! Thank you both, George and Steve.
I have CS3, so v8.3.1 or Acrobat. So that process is Advanced > Document Processing > Export all images.
Oddly, it tells me that it can't extract/export vector images. I suppose that means AS SUCH, since it managed to export JPEG versions of images that I know were .eps format. Strange, but true!
Thanks again!
Ben

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