----- Original Message -----
From: "Kelly Pierce" <[log in to unmask]>


    [....]
>   it is difficult to recommend a specific model, as
> manufacturers discontinue products and introduce new ones, which is why
> doing research is so important.  This way you can be assured of current
     [....]

     Just to add to Kelly's comments on scanners - I bought a new model
Hewitt-Packard scanner before deciding to get Open Book software.  While H-P
has long been standard for use by the blind the newest models do not work
with Open Book (or, I have been told, with Kurtzwell.)  I've switched to an
Epson scanner.  It might be a good idea to check with the software company
to make sure the software you plan to use will work with the scanner you
select before making the purchase.


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