First of all, with any stand-alone reading machine, if you really think that what you have is just a scanner, you have been deceived. You have, a scanner and a PC all in one box. There's no way around it, you are using a computer! Second, you have paid most likely twice what you would have to pay if you bought a computer and a scanner and software. Finally, OCR software allows you to do many things that no reading machine will. For instance, creating bookmarks with study notes in files, looking up words in a fully functional dictionary, and giving you the ability to create a list of corrections for common scanner errors. There is so much more, but I'll get moderated if I keep going, so I'll crawl back under my mossy stone.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terri Pannett Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 4:26 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: [Braillenote] scanning I've used both a stand-alone and scanning software and I prefer using a stand-alone scanner. Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "Baracco, Andrew W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 9:38 AM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] scanning :I agree with Richard. The stand alone units were designed for a niche : market, namely people who only want to read, and do not want or need any : additional computer functionality. If you already have a PC, you have : no need for such a device. And, a PC with OCR software will still be : less expensive than one of these devices. : Andy : : ___ : To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit : http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote : : : : __________ NOD32 1.1432 (20060306) Information __________ : : This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. : http://www.eset.com : : ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
