[access-uk] Re: scanners computers, and jaws

  • From: "Graham Page" <gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:46:05 -0000

all will work well and the laptop should be fine I think.  The Cannon LIDE 
range of scanners are perhaps a little slow but they are better than 
nothing.  If you are going to be scanning books then a bookedge scanner 
would be appropriate.  The only one I know of that is reasonably affordable 
is the Plustek Optibook 3600.  This has a scanner glass that extends past 
the front edge of the scanner. it slopes down at an angle of 45 degrees or 
something like that, could be 30 degrees i'm really not sure what the angle 
is.  Anyway it allows text in the margin of a book to be read without having 
to break the spine in order to read it.

OpenBook has not been developed for a while  but there is a latest version, 
version 8 about to be released.  Generally, of the scanning programs 
designed for visually impaired people, Kurzweil 1000 is currently the more 
advanced program I would say.

regards

Graham
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Derek Hornby" <derek.hornby_uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Access-Uk@Freelists. Org" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 4:03 PM
Subject: [access-uk] scanners computers, and jaws


Hi  All
Any  views regarding the  following.
My  local authority  is  looking at  funding  equipment for me
and they are  recommending:


"Toshiba satellite pro laptop A200 with 1GB ram memory, with windows
XP pro included."

Is this a good choice for Jaws  and a scanner?


"Jaws update to number 8 from"

Iassume  if jaws was bought next year  it would be Jaws9

"Canoscan Lide 70 scanner by canon and  Openbook from  (latest high
specification OCR software)

Is this a good  choice for the  scanner?

Regards,  Derek
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