two steps forward one step back

[Kerry Hoath]

Openbook requires win9x and it helps to have a Windows screen reader
which I seem to recall chuck not having. Openbook is also expensive.
Although openbook is an excellent product as is kw1000 I found it was possible
to run Textbridge or omnipage pro and they were far cheaper.
There is Linux OCR however; OCRSHOP and it works at the console it uses
fine-engine I believe for OCR.
Bart Bunting is using it I seem to recall.

Regards, Kerry.
On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 09:09:27AM -0600, Jason Symes wrote:
> I'm not vary familiar with cmos settings, but I'm vary familiar with Open
> Book and the scanners it supports. A SCSI or usb scanner would be a good
> upgrade, and most scsi and usb scanners work with open book perfectly fine.
> Unfortunately, the newer hp scanners however are by no means supported by
> open book, and I'd steer clear from them. I bought a brand-new 5300c
> scanner from them, not knowing open book was uncompatible, and the thing
> only lasted six scans before it gave up the ghost, and the ocr software hp
> provided was garbage compared to open book. That's what you call quality!
> 
> 

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Kerry Hoath:  kerry at gotss.net kerry at gotss.eu.org or  kerry at gotss.spice.net.au