Hi Mary Ellen, Thanks for answering my question. Stacey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 12:38 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ScanaR
> Yes and No! > I have not had much luck with books but most of my books are cookbooks but I > would imagine with novels it would be great. The OCR in this machine is > extremely good. > I would say probably some of the best in the business. > > Mary Ellen Earls > Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stacey Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 6:55 AM > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ScanaR > > > > Hi Mary Ellen, > > Can you scan paperback books easily with the scann r?I had Kurzwiel once > > and > > never had much luck with it. > > Stacey > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mary Ellen Earls" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 7:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] ScanaR > > > > > >> Frank! > >> The ScanAr is an A++++++++++ all the way down the line. It is self > >> contained, therefore no drivers to go into the computer, no cables to > >> plug > >> in except the one going into the electrical socket. The large hard drive > >> allows storage of loads of documents. I have had mine a year and a half > > now > >> and have my bills in it from June, 2003. I can look up records at the > > touch > >> of a button. An example? I had to get the telephone number of my > >> Insurance > >> agent on Tuesday, so rather than search in Dirrectory Assistance, I > >> simply > >> looked up my renewel cirtificate for 2004 in the ScanAr and voila! There > > was > >> his phone number. Not many menus to go through. > >> If you know how to operate a cassette recorder you know how to operate > >> the > >> ScanAr. > >> I don't talk much about it because it just is always there always ready > >> to > >> read 24/7 and no excuses of "I'm too tired! or "Not tonight." Also there > > is > >> no snow ice or hurricanes to stop my wonderful readers of Mike Reed Jenny > >> and the whole gang of them. > >> And ... Oh yes! If you ever want to read something in Braille? Well plug > >> your serial cable into ScanAr and into your Braille Note and ScanAr will > > ask > >> you when you save that document if you wouldn't like to save to Braille > >> Note. Tell it yes and you're good to go. > >> > >> Mary Ellen Earls > >> Remember! Today is the Tomorrow you thought about yesterday. > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Frank M. Hernandez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 10:45 AM > >> Subject: re: [Braillenote] ScanaR > >> > >> > >> > Dear List, > >> > > >> > I've ask VR for a ScanaR. > >> > I could really use some testimonials from all of you who are using this > >> > machine? > >> > > >> > What are you doing now that you could not do before using the ScanaR? > >> > Has it made your job easyer? > >> > Are you more productive? > >> > What about an over all recommendation? > >> > > >> > I work at an ART CENTER where we work with children with disAbilities. > > I > >> > teach music. > >> > We have classes in Music Dance, Drama, Art and Ceramics. > >> > > >> > There is a lot of material out there that is not on tape, in BRAILLE or > >> > online. > >> > I would like to read articles, lesson plans, letters from families and > >> > scripts. > >> > > >> > I need to make a very strong case. > >> > > >> > Thanks for any help. > >> > Frank M. Hernandez. > >> > Tucson, Arizona. > >> > > >> > > >> > ___ > >> > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > >> > http://list.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.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.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >
