I'm actually looking for all sorts of ocr software like the the Arkenstone Reader but that's another impossible one. I know there's OmniPage, which is supposed to be wonderful, but I can't find the last DOS version and don't know what it is in any case. I have Recognita but not the last version and am trying to learn which scanners work with it. Thanks for the hints on OSCAR. Do the other DOS ocr programs have similar problems? Which is the best, not only from my list but in general, for me to try and find? Oh, let me add that I'd prefer a flatbed scanner and not a sheetfed one as I don't want to destroy my books etc.
Thanks, Eleni On 9/2/10, Trish <[email protected]> wrote: > May I ask why you would want to use Oscar? > Personally to have to go back to that after using OB, is just no > comparisons. This is not a plug for FS, it's just the truth. > While I might have scanned a cake mix box, what I didn't tell you was, the > box had to be flat meaning the contents were out of it, it took a lot of > tweaking with the settings for the colors to work with the text because as > those things tend to go, it's usually a colorful box and sometimes the text > is lighter and well Oscar did a hit and miss on one brand and read the other > brand much better. > I guess I'm too old and lack of patience to want to use something again that > required a lot of work,lol > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eleni Vamvakari" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 10:28 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, > > >> So how does it work? That is, is OSCAR software or is it a combined >> software and hardware package? What HP scanner is required to use it >> and would I need to get a card of some kind like the TrueScan ones >> that the Arkenstone products use? >> >> Thanks, >> Eleni >> >> On 9/2/10, David Ferrin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I have Oscar as well although not the HP scanner any longer. I also bit >>> on >>> screen power for windows which was a total disaster. >>> David Ferrin >>> [email protected] >>> I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one >>> up >>> too. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Trish" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:11 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>> >>> >>> wow, imagine that. I thought I was bout the only one using that.. >>> I forgot to mention this was put out by Tele-sensory as well as the Oscar >>> scanner program. >>> I remember scanning a cake mix box and being able to read the >>> instructions >>> by myself, what an awesome feeling that was. >>> I have moved onto to Open Book long time ago, and have read many things >>> still with that program too. I truly can't complain about OB. >>> Wonder if the future of scanning will include the hand writings >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 6:11 AM >>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>> >>> >>>>I have a screen power system in the other room in fact. >>>> David Ferrin >>>> [email protected] >>>> I believe that tomorrow is another day, and I'll probably screw that one >>>> up >>>> too. >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Trish" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:10 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>> >>>> >>>> Hey, >>>> >>>> I used a dos machine version 6 with WP/6 back in 1994. I bet no one ever >>>> heard of my screen reader or used it for that matter,it was called, >>>> Screen >>>> Power Speech*SPS* I also had my first scanner from them as well called, >>>> OSCAR. >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Alan Dicey" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:56 PM >>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>> >>>> >>>>> Dear ROSEMARIE , >>>>> Yes, I remember them, but I only used one at a typing Class for Blind >>>>> students, when going through the rehabilitation center for people who >>>>> lost >>>>> their vision. >>>>> The first computer I really used for Work or home was the IBM PC. >>>>> Good old DOS was nice. >>>>> I used WordStar mostly on it, but WordPerfect also! >>>>> >>>>> I used a 19 inch monitor with hardware to magnify the screen, from >>>>> V-Tek >>>>> Wow, was all that stuff so primitive compared to today's stuff! >>>>> LOL! >>>>> >>>>> Nice memories though, never, never thought about a "crash", it just >>>>> never >>>>> happened! >>>>> With Best Regards, >>>>> Alan >>>>> Miami, Florida >>>>> Alan Dicey, President >>>>> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >>>>> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >>>>> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >>>>> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "ROSEMARIE CHAVARRIA" <[email protected]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 11:50 PM >>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, Alan, >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you remember the Apple II E? That was the very first computer I >>>>>> learned >>>>>> to operate. I remember there were two drives side by side. The first >>>>>> one >>>>>> was >>>>>> for your speech program like word rap or word talk which is what I >>>>>> used. >>>>>> The >>>>>> second drive was for the floppy disk that you stored information on. >>>>>> If >>>>>> I >>>>>> remember correctly, control L turned the voice on and off. I almost >>>>>> bought >>>>>> an Apple II E from someone but I didn't have quite enough money to pay >>>>>> for >>>>>> it. I sure loved that machine though. It wasn't that hard to learn to >>>>>> operate either. >>>>>> >>>>>> Rosemarie >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan >>>>>> Dicey >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 5:44 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dear Kim, >>>>>> Oh yes! >>>>>> >>>>>> Vert, it was later called Soft Vert! >>>>>> Nice simple program! >>>>>> >>>>>> But it was just the software to make the hardware work, and one could >>>>>> use >>>>>> Accent, Echo, Votrax, oh, so many different ones. >>>>>> I remember you could purchase a Echo sound card from Radio Shack for >>>>>> about >>>>>> $80 and then you could use a computer without sight! >>>>>> >>>>>> Big difference now with JAWS almost a thousand dollars! >>>>>> >>>>>> And those 5 and 1/2 inch floppy disks, that held 362 K of data! >>>>>> LOL! >>>>>> >>>>>> I can hardly believe it! >>>>>> >>>>>> In 1985, I purchased an external hard drive, to go with my IBM PC. >>>>>> It was 30 MB! >>>>>> >>>>>> It cost $900 >>>>>> Can you believe that? >>>>>> >>>>>> I have single cuts of music that are larger than 30 MB! >>>>>> and my T-Drives cost about $79 each! >>>>>> >>>>>> LOL! >>>>>> With Best Regards, >>>>>> Alan >>>>>> Miami, Florida >>>>>> Alan Dicey, President >>>>>> United States Braille Chess Association - USBCA >>>>>> "Yes, Blind or Visually Impaired People Can, and Do, Play Chess!!!" >>>>>> United States Braille Chess Association Home Page: >>>>>> http://AmericanBlindChess.org >>>>>> >>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>> From: "Kim Kelly" <[email protected]> >>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 8:32 PM >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>I remember taking a computer class in the mid 80s, and we used a huge >>>>>>>computer and two floppy disks and we used a speech program called >>>>>>>"Vert >>>>>>>Plus". >>>>>>> Has anyone heard of that speech synthesizer? I thought that class >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> so >>>>>>> fascinating. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Learning Doss and all of those commands. >>>>>>> What memories. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kim Kelly >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Clarkston Washington >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Email and facebook: >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alternative E-mail: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> skype: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> kblinky971 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Visit my website >>>>>>> http://www.samobile.net/users/kimk59/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Keep on smiling and everyone will wonder what you've been up too. >>>>>>> author unknown >>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>>>> From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> >>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 4:50 PM >>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Well, my first PC type computer was Maryland Computer Systems ITS, >>>>>>>> information through speech. I then upgraded to total talk PC again >>>>>>>> by >>>>>>>> Dean Blazie. >>>>>>>> Then at home Karen won an 8088 Packard Bell xt computer. With that >>>>>>>> system >>>>>> >>>>>>>> I used jaws for dos. I believe that in the mid 1980s is when I >>>>>>>> purchased >>>>>>>> jaws for windows 1 for windows 3.0. At that time I hated windows and >>>>>>>> still am not a fan of PCs. Give me my old big mainframes. B5500, >>>>>>>> B6700 >>>>>>>> then into the larger IBM mainframes. The first computer that I >>>>>>>> worked >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> was an RCA spectra 70 and the IBM 1401. >>>>>>>> On these systems I had to write my own read /write macros and >>>>>>>> multiply >>>>>>>> and divide routines. That was a lot of fun. >>>>>>>> For the ITS, it was the world's first talking computer linked to an >>>>>>>> IBM >>>>>>>> mainframe. When it was linked a news release was sent out through >>>>>>>> AP. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> started receiving calls from all around the world inquiring about >>>>>>>> it. >>>>>>>> -------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>>> From: "heather kd5cbl" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2010 7:07 PM >>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Computer museum, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> One of my favorite system is weird! It was a 280 or 480 something >>>>>>>>> back >>>>>>>>> in the 80s. We had to use vex. I remember that we thought it was >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> coolest thing. That was when you had two floppy drives and about 2 >>>>>>>>> or >>>>>>>>> three buttons to turn the computer on. That thing is still probley >>>>>>>>> working today! I remember we took the computer apart in school to >>>>>>>>> see >>>>>>>>> how the components worked. Remember that is when it took two folks >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> carry it or maybe it is because we were so little. I just remember >>>>>>>>> playing that typing game where you hit a key before the ghost gets >>>>>>>>> you. >>>>>>>>> And I remember all the commands just to make the computer function. >>>>>>>>> You >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> had to do it in the exact order or you had to do it all over again. >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> remember having to type "win" inter to make the windows come up. I >>>>>>>>> remember that if you wanted to spell check something, you had to >>>>>>>>> put >>>>>>>>> another flopp disk in that had the dictionary or part of it to get >>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>> correct word. I liked my old dos based commands. I was real >>>>>>>>> disappointed when you did not have the direct access to windows >>>>>>>>> root >>>>>>>>> comands. I mean you can still have access but, dos was just so >>>>>>>>> much >>>>>>>>> more efficient. 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