Hi Gary, Yeah, I would not want to purchase something that does not have all the components to it. Plus, it does not have the immediate feedback on what is being scanned in the way that the Optacon had. For that money, I can get a scanner, computer and OCR software to do the same thing. The only thing they did is make it portable and have some options that aren't available right now. You're right, I'm not that brave to put down $950 to see if it works. Thanks! Francis -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx