[bookshare-discuss] Re: old scanning systems
- From: "Susan Mangis" <suemangis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 22:38:48 -0700
Hi Everyone,
I've been enjoying this topic, because I can remember hearing about the
first scanning machine that as I recall cost $50,000 and was at a
university. It wasn't anything that would fit in a bedroom, and not within
a budget. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it was a kirtzwell. I
remember seeing it on TV.
And to the person who mentioned the optacon, I have mine sitting right next
to the scanner, and use it daily for those quick things, like whose the mail
from etc. And for those interested in history, I had some experience
testing the development of the optacon, and from what it started out like
getting it down into something to carry over your shoulder like the note
takers of today was amazing at that time. I've been an optacon user for 30
years. In 93 I got my first Openbook on a bunch of disks for the dos
machine. Scanning has definitely improved from some of the first books I
scanned. Also I remembering seeing the Reading Edge, and Oscar at the CTEVH
conference. Sorry this got a bit off topic.
Sue Mangis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kellie Hartmann" <kellhart@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: May 11, 2004 8:37 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: old scanning systems
> Guido,
> <lol> I'm really not a fan of either lice or mice as sources of food, but
> they're fine as scannos. My great food-related scanno is 'Add 72/2 cups
> water. Adjust limes as necessary' <lol>
> Today I was particularly amused by the following in, what else, a Star
Trek
> Tng novel: 'He cursed himself for twelve kinds of a foot' <lol> I also
read
> about a character recently who was a rusted member of the Cabinet. <lol> I
> often get frustrated by scanning errors, but at least a few of them are
> worth the time it takes to correct them.
> Kellie
>
>
>
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