Just read the note below. - If you decide to go for a scanner-reader combination, I have a friend at uni using a laptop with kurzweil 1000. However, you need a good laptop - toshibas never fail us. >Phil - Many thanks for your reply. Please can you elaborate on what you >mean by a 'dedicated reading machine' - I am not that knowledgeable about >supportive technology. The student concerned has a laptop which uses JAWS >software, I know. -- Adrian Farnsworth 58 Howe St Derby DE22 3ER England [log in to unmask]