Hey, We have a reading edge, new 10 years ago was $2500.
But a couple months ago My wife bought a great second-hand one for $300.
Her 75 year old sister loves it, because all one has to do is put
something in, turn on, and await a couple minutes, to hear the page.
Simple controls, and if get mixed up, shut off K(reboot) and back in
business.
Yes, we have scanners, but they are cheap, $90, read just as good, but
have to know the computer also.
The Kurzweil does give the necessary steps readable for blind.
But Jaws with the scanner programs is very difficult, unknown and
unannounced steps are required to store it as file and read it.
Wil
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Kelly Pierce wrote:

>Why not buy a second computer?  it would be a whole lot less expensive than
>a specialized, stand alone product built for one purpose with a low customer
>base?  the other computer could also be used for other processor-intensive
>work like CD burning, CD ripping, and audio recording and mixing.  Internet
>personality Adam Curry has three in his home plus a laptop for these kind of
>purposes.
>
>Kelly
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>>Is there a free standing reading machine that you can scan pages into and
>>have themread them right away?  I know about Kurtzweil and OpenBook, I was
>>just thinking it would be nice to have a stand alone machine so that you
>>can
>>use the computer at the same time for other applications.
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>>JODY
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>>"WE MUST BE THE CHANGE WE WISH
>>TO SEE IN THE WORLD"  ~ Gandhi
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