Pratik, I believe it is Nick who is always telling me that it scans in 5 seconds. It is fast, its just not that fast. If you include the return bar time, which is important if you plan to scan repeatedly, a better number would be about 10 seconds a page.
Stephen At 05:24 PM 11/16/2006, you wrote:
Rik, I just want to point out that the main reason for me choosing the Opticbook 3600 is its speed. Reportedly, it can scan a page in 5 seconds. With all the pages I scan, I'd rather have a scanner that is quite fast. Pratik -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Stephen Baum Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:26 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Singing The Dying Epson scanner Blues Actually, Rik, the Kurzweil scanner compatibility list has 29 separate reports for Epson scanners. Stephen At 04:13 PM 11/16/2006, you wrote: >This note is for Pratik, but maybe some or any of you. > >I think I saw a note you wrote to the Kurzweil list asking about scanners. >I think you said you had just experienced your Epson Perfection's demise. >Well, me too. I think this must be my week to feel jinxed. Having just >plunked down the dough for the K-1000 and now my Epson Perfection 1650 has >begun to rattle and quake about every tenth scan, and besides being noisy, >it sure wrecks the scans. > >Kurzweil has a scanner compatibility list on their website. But I'm hoping >to actually get performance reviews somewhere, and the only Epson they list >is 1200 which are no longer available. > >Did you, Pratik, or anyone, have scanner suggestions as to models and >features which will be best place to start shopping. > > I just want to know what is out there and what folks are using. I lucked >out reading a review of the Epson back when I got it. Three years. I >guess that is a good life for a scanner. > >Thanks. >Rik > >-----Original Message----- >From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rik James >Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 11:03 AM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Submitted: The Real West Marginal Way > >TITLE: The Real West Marginal Way >AUTHOR: Richard Hugo >YEAR OF COPYRIGHT: 1986 >GENRE: Non-fiction, memoir >How Many Pages: 260 pp. >SHORT DESCRIPTION: >Subtitle is "A Poets Autobiography. ".for all who care about Hugo's work, >the craft of letters, and what it is to live an American life." (book >jacket) Includes personal essays, and interviews. > >ISBN #: 0-393-02326-5 > >LONGER DESCRIPTION: > >Richard Hugo was a major American poet, an influential and inspiring >teacher, and a master of the personal essay. Many of these essays have now >been assembled and arranged by Ripley Hugo, the poet's widow and a writer >and teacher, and by Lois and James Welch, writers and close friends of the >poet. Together the essays constitute a compelling autobiographical narrative >that takes the poet from his lonely childhood, through the war years and his >working and creative life, to an interview just before his untimely death in >1982. The introduction is by William Matthews, also a friend of Hugo's. > >Richard Hugo, author of eight volumes of poetry, directed the University of >Montana's creative-writing program and edited the Yale Younger Poets Series. >Making Certain It Goes On: The Collected Poems was published in 1984. Ripley >Hugo lives in Missoula, Montana, as do the Welches. > >VOLUNTEER COMMENTS: > >This book of non-fiction was scanned using Kurzweil K-1000 version 10.05. >Pages were normalized, headers removed, ranked spelling was run. Very few >errors. Submitted in RTF, KES copy still available if desired. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of >available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the >subject line. To get a list of available >commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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