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- From: kayser@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov (Susan E. Kayser NSSDC/STX (301)513-1673)
- Subject: Re: Good handheld scanners
- Message-ID: <21AUG199218595305@nssdca.gsfc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 23:59:00 GMT
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- In article <66477@hydra.gatech.EDU>, gt0299d@prism.gatech.EDU (Curtis N. Sayre) writes...
- >I am currently considering getting a decent handheld scanner for some
- >graphics work along with some light-duty OCR work. Right now I'm considering
- >getting the lightningscan 256. Then I read a review of the Typist+graphics,
- >and am considering getting that instead. From all acounts I've heard, the
- >original Typist was pretty lousy, but the typist+ is supposed to be a lot
- >better. Any comments as to which of these would be the better buy?
-
- The latest MacUser (Sept. 1992, p.63) has a comparative review. As I remember,
- Typist+ is better for OCR, but the LightningScan can "stitch" graphics slices
- together. I'd be interested myself in hearing from users of these scanners,
- not just a review.
-
- Susan Kayser NCF::KAYSER or kayser%nssdca.span@star.stanford.edu
- Hughes/STX at NASA/GSFC/NSSDC
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