After Ray Kurzweil had prototypes of the stand alone reading machine, the OCR technoloty and its value became apparent to Xerox Corporation. In a public relations move, Xerox at once bought the technology that Kurzweil had invented and made "loan funds" available to blind persons very publicly and nationally on TV and radio. So, the genesis of the "reading machine" became the basis for the new copiers, scanners and "all in one" units that dominate offices today. Once again, technology invented for the blind led the way to a revolution in some other part of the consumer spectrum. (Remember the 33 RPM record?) (smile) Steve Hoad posting from Windsor Maine; Steve Hoad _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. To join or leave the list, send a message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message, simply type "subscribe vicug-l" or "unsubscribe vicug-l" without the quotations. VICUG-L is archived on the World Wide Web at http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/vicug-l.html