New and in need of help.

[Thomas Ward]

I did give example of two laptops. The IBM Thinkpad T22 and the Thinkpad 23.
Both go with high recommendation.
However, they cost quite a bit, and unless someone is willing to pay $2500
for one a desktop is cheaper.

----- Original Message -----
From: Gregory Nowak <gnowak1 at uic.edu>
To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: New and in need of help.


> You're assuming that she's got someone to build a machine for her.
Besides, she stated that she is new to the computer world, and she would
prefer a laptop.
> Greg
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 12:56:45PM -0500, Thomas Ward wrote:
> > Hi, Anna. Ok, well HP has a couple twain scanners in production that
work
> > with OCR Shop.
> > The HP SCSI 6350 and the HP SCSI 6390.
> > I use a HP 4P, but that moddle is no longer in production nor is the HP
5P
> > which I would highly recommend if you could ever find one.
> > However, according to Vividata's site the HP 6390 is probably a good
choice
> > for twain OCR scanning under Linux. You might want to email there tech
> > support, and ask them what the recommend. They are the experts, and they
may
> > have a better opinion.
> > I will tell you what I will do. I will write up a hardware spec sheet of
> > hardware, prices, and what I recommend. This may help you decide where
to
> > go.
> > There are places on the Internet such as PC Progress that sell
motherboards,
> > Sound cards, and stuff like that for lower than usual prices, and often
you
> > can build a really awesome Linux computer than less than $1000.00 buy
going
> > that route.
> > I'll also look into the hardware aspects of trying to hook up a 6390,
and
> > get back to you on that. I haven't tried a 6390 before, and am slightly
> > unclear myself what i need to get it going.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Anna Schneider <annas at drizzle.com>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 1:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: New and in need of help.
> >
> >
> > > Okay, so I'm very confused.
> > >
> > > Does one need a Twain scanner to scan text in Linux or not?
> > >
> > > And speaking of scanners, can any who do scan text in Linux recommend
a
> > > certain brand and model to me?  Um, a flatbed is the standard kind of
sit
> > > on your desk scanner right?  I don't think I want to be carrying my
> > > scanner around with me.  And the size can be pretty standard too.  I
was
> > > thinking 11 by 14 inches or there abouts.  Please recommend off
personal
> > > experience if you can.
> > >
> > > And thank you for all your help by the way.  I've been quiet for a few
> > > days.  Trying to research and gather my thoughts and questions with
the
> > > rest of life going along in the meantime.
> > >
> > > Anna
> > >
> > >
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