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- Subject: Re: Good inexpensive hand-held scanners?
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.211912.35916@datamark.co.nz>
- From: tfarmer@datamark.co.nz (Thomas Farmer)
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 21:19:12 GMT
- References: <14405@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Organization: Datamark International Ltd.
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- In article <14405@mindlink.bc.ca> Alan_Boisclair@mindlink.bc.ca (Alan Boisclair) writes:
- >I bought the LOGITECH SCANMAN (not the latest Grayscale version) with the
- >CATCHWORD program which came with it. IT WAS A WASTE OF MONEY!!
- >Despite having a fast computer, getting upgrades, and even changing to the
- >PERCEIVE (Windows O.C.R.) program, it still doesn't perform with the highest of
- >speed or accuracy.
-
- On the other hand, I too bought the Logitech 32 Scanman. (Hey it
- matches the Mouseman on my desk...)
-
- I've been entirely happy with it. I've used it for scanning in logos
- and the like.
-
- What OCR I have done has generally worked reasonably well - depending
- in the quality of the source naturally. One of the guys here has even
- scanned in the libretto of a couple of Gilbert and Sullican operas.
-
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