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Date: | Thu, 10 Dec 1998 21:31:52 -0600 |
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dan,
text Bridge is off-the-shelf scanner software that is supposed to be speech
friendly. there is a 15-day demo at hj.com.At 08:03 PM 12/10/98 -0600, you
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>I am writing with two questions. 1. Does anyone on the list use any ocr
>package with Windows? At work I am using Open Book but this is through a
>dos window. I have a demo of Omni but it timed out before I could get it
>to work. I am still debating whether to use a standard ocr package, or
>one designed for the blind. I am still waiting for Arkenstone's new
>product which is supposed to be a true windows application.
>2. I would like to hear other peoples thoughts on various notetakers. I
>am writing reviews of them for our newsletter. So far I have reviewed
>the Aria from Robotron, and have evaluated the Keynote Companion. I
>would like to test the Artic products, and any other notetakers that may
>be on the market. I use a Braille Lite which i like very much except for
>the poor quality of the speech. I don't buy Blazie's arguments against
>upgrading the speech chip. I would be willing to pay more for better
>speech. With all the changes in this technology there should be some new
>options for Blazie to try. Let me know what you think of these ideas.
>Dan
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