--- Forwarded Message from John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]> ---

>Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 09:48:37 -0400
>From: John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]>
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>Organization: Boston University
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #4778 Scanner recommendation?
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"David Pankratz" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> We'd like to purchase a scanner, PC platform (although dual purpose
> PC/Mac would be nice). We plan to use it for scanning images, but also
> would like OCR software for scanning short texts, and we need to make
> sure that this OCR software would read foreign characters in the
> Romance languages and German. Could you recommend a simple scanner to
> meet our needs for around $300?

David,

Hewlett Packard ScanJet 5p and Xerox TextBridge OCR software.  We gave
up on Caere OmniPage Pro 8.0 software as it was too buggy under Mac OS
7.6.1 and 8.1 and had to be repeatedly reinstalled.

-John
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John de Szendeffy       <[log in to unmask]>
Multimedia Language Lab
Center for English Language and Orientation Programs
Boston University
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