Make a black/white photo into tiny black dots, no grays

Hello,
I want to turn a gray-scale photo into pure black/white using tiny dots. So the dots are the shading. It's important that it is only black and white and retains it's detail. I have photoshop elements 2.0
Someone actually came up with the answer for me about a year ago, but I now forget how and the thread seems to have disappeared. So any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Try Image > Mode > Bitmap
Colin

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