On Wed, 6 Nov 2002 15:20:40 -0000, you wrote:
>After many hours of web searches, telephone calls and research into this
>subject (including postings to tech-dis and RNIB's internal access
>technology discussion groups) we were unable to locate such a device. This
>is a pity, since it could have offered a low-cost and practical solution for
>visually impaired people wishing to transcribe the contents of large bound
>volumes into an accessible format.
Hi,
Two points:
1. On this list, Mervin Robertson explained the fact that there are
A3 scanners which are available for the PC and work with the K1000
software; these would allow greater flexability with regards scanning
books, and the whole package solution (after looking at some prices)
is still less expensive than a hardware scanner.
2. The hardware stand alone scanners I have seen won't cope with
books any more so than the average Epson or cannon scanner - you are
still going to get the same problems. With most of these scanners,
its just a rebadged scanner bolted onto another box, and twice the
price of a software based solution.
Andrew.
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Andrew Hodgson, Bromyard, Herefordshire, UK.
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