I have an old Reading Edge and I can transfer files from it to the BN using the serial cable.
Terri, Amateur Radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, California ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Panarese" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 3:15 PM Subject: RE: [Braillenote] scanning : What it comes down to is circumstances and user preference. Rich makes : good points, but we have sold enough reading machines to know that as more : expensive as they might be and as much as one cannot necessarily edit : material, they are still a viable and worthwhile solution for some folks. : And the one we carry as a floppy drive, so with a USB floppy, as I use, you : can transfer files to the BN or VN. : : Take Care : : : : John D. Panarese : Managing Director : Technologies for the Visually Impaired, Inc. : 9 Nolan Court : Hauppauge, NY 11788 : Tel/Fax, (631) 724-4479 : Email, [EMAIL PROTECTED] : Internet, http://www.tvi-web.com : : AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR PORTSET SYSTEMS LTD, COMPSOLUTIONS VA, PREMIER : ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES, INDEX, PAPENMEIER, REPRO-TRONICS, PULSEDATA, : DUXBURY, DANCING DOTS, ROBOTRON AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR THE BLIND AND : VISUALLY IMPAIRED : : -----Original Message----- : From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Ring : Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:47 PM : To: Braillenote List : Subject: RE: [Braillenote] scanning : : 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 : : : ___ : 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 1.1433 (20060307) 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
