[bookshare-discuss] Re: scanners
- From: "James Bond" <wildblinker007@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 19:11:36 -0800
I use Openbook version 6, been meaning to upgrade to 7, with a Microtech
1200. I'm curious to know from you scanner-type people if this is a good
setup. It can't be worse than the freaking tiny Cano scanner I used to have
at least... I hope.
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From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <rhod3021@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 7:02 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: scanners
> I use an Epson 1660 scanner, which if you can buy refurbished are truly
> awesome for speed, and silence, a serious plus in our household.
>
> I also had a HP scanjet, and although it was loud, heavy and sometimes not
> to cooperative with my computer, it had longevity, smile. As I made that
> thing work for three years.
>
> I believe the Epson 1370 or 1770 is the now replacement for the 1660
>
> As for OCR packages, I use Fine Reader 7 and Kurzweil version 8. So if
you
> are curious about either of those. Fine Reader is a commercial package
and
> will put you back about $295 but is one of the cheaper OCRs out there. It
> has a lot of tweaking to make it accessible with a screen reader, but the
> OCR is great.
>
> But of course absolutely love Kurzweil.
>
> Been a Kesy user since version 5.
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> "We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can
> spare.
> And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever
> made" - M. Facklam
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