So since you've been using HP products for decades, could you recommend a scanner and software for me, given my needs? As I've often said, I don't care whether it's currently in the market, as I know where to go for vintage things. I just need to know where to start.
Thanks, Eleni On 7/23/10, Donald Marang <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks. Not personally in the market for a new scanner right now. I was a > huge fan of HP printers and scanners for decades. I had gotten frustrated > with the poor quality of the paper feeder on the HP home All-In-One printers > recently. The last OfficeJet I had was so terrible that my wife refused to > fax anything with it and drove to CVS and pay to send a fax! I was not able > to use the feeder at all! My Epson Artisan 810 has a great feeder. It has > never failed, even on large documents. It is networked and also has a > flatbed scanner. I have been using it heavily to send and receive faxes, > scan and print. The software is not impressive and they have no direct > support for Linux. It is a great device for me, but might not be perfect > for most blind users. I would like to find a mid to low range device that > has a sturdy feeder and is accessible to the blind, both in software and > operation. I am not sure many users need the powerhouse you have but I am > looking around for something to recommend. > > Don Marang > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "mark Torgerson" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 2:48 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] OCR Software and Scanner > RecommendationsNeeded > >> Hi Don Marang, >> I really don't know if they only come with the high end HP scanners. >> My >> impression was that they were standard features. The trick is that most >> often as a blind person we only install the drivers so that we can use our >> OCR software. In this case one needs to install all the software that >> comes >> with the scanner. Also, a person can down load most of the software for >> one's scanner from HP. I would definitely contact HP and find out if the >> scanner I was wanting to buy came with the "HP Smart Document Scan >> Software". If it does then with a little adjusting to fit one's needs you >> are good to go. >> >> God bless, >> Mark >> >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
