[access-uk] Re: Omnipage.
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:31:38 +0100
Seem to recall Mandy saying she'd go with a much cheaper option such as
Omnipage, but in case I've not remembered that propperly and she, and anyone
else is still looking around, then one place to start is RNIB's fact sheet
What is a Reading Aid? Yes, I know you know what a reading aid is, but
anyway the link is:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/xpedio/groups/public/documents/PublicWebsite/public_r
eadingaidsinfosheet.hcsp
You will find Kurzweil 1000 listed there with many other solutions, not all
of them to do with scanning print. K1000 - up to version 10 now I think -
does a great deal more than scanning and is self-voicing. Price at RNIB and
seems elswhere is ?695, so you were ?100 out.
Now, to start the moderators and others twiching, I'll mention the US price
is $995 which works out at 525 uk pounds. So RNIB and the rest make a gross
(in the technical sense) ?170 off the sale of K1000 - though what the net
profit would be is rather down to how they do their sums. Accountants like
lawyers can prove what they set out to prove.
Can't help wondering if, with the exchange rate approaching $2 to the pound
whether we are going to see an increase in software smuggling partiicularly
and even desirable hardwarefor that matter. Wouldn't it make a good In
Touch feature for them to interview someone in klink for trying to get their
hands on access gear at American prices?
Yes, I know, business is business, before someone else says it. RNIB seems
to have come to that conclusion too. You thought it was a charity?
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of George Bell
It might also help if you spelled it correctly.
There is only one l in Kurzweil.
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mandy
Sent: 10 August 2006 19:51
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Omnipage.
I've just looked in Google for Kurzweill EBay is mentioned
as always:
is it a particular model we would have to look for?
Mandy.
Jamie's Music Makes Me Happy - The More I Hear - The
More I Want!
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris
Hallsworth
Sent: 10 August 2006 17:40
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Omnipage.
I suggest you use Kurzweill as it's got a lot more features
than omni page, plus it's a speaking software meaning that
no screen reader needs to be running to fully use Kurzweill.
Another advantage is that it comes
with a lot of reference tools, including
dictionary/thesaurus, on-line encyclopaedias, and other
tools. I hope this helps making your decision.
mandy wrote:
> Thanks for the replies about this: our Omnipage is not a
full version
> it isn't professional as it just came within our Cannon
printer so the
> suggested solutions don't appear to work for us. Guess
we'll just
> have to manage as it is.
>
> Do people have an opinion about which software is best
for scanning?
> Cicero, Kersworld sorry don't know how to spell and don't
know which
> other ones there are available.
>
> Mandy.
>
> Jamie's Music Makes Me Happy - The More I Hear - The
>
> More I Want!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Sandra Henshall
> Sent: 09 August 2006 12:18
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Omnipage.
>
>
> Hi Mandy,
> There's a tutorial on John Wilson's website. He's made
them available
> free to anyone who wants to use them and there's a
tutorial on there
> for Omnipage but not sure which version. The link is:
> http://web.onetel.com/~fromthekeyboard
> . Hope it helps.
>
> Cheers,
> Sandra.
>
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