[nfbcs] OCR software for Windows

[John Heim]

$500! Holy cow. Glad I'm primarily a linux user.  I don't even know how to 
burn a CD in Windows. (And, no, I am not interested in learning.) Anyway, I 
set up a scanner/reader for nothing in linux. I even got the scanner itself 
for nothing because there are no drivers for it for XP (much less Win7) but 
linux supports it.  So to avoid the fee for sending it to the landfill, the 
previous owner just gave it to me.

There's another business opportunity ffor someone. Set up a Raspberry Pie as 
a dedicated document scanner/reader.  The whole thing would cost less than 
$500 including computer, keyboard, & scanner.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rasmussen, Lloyd" <lras at loc.gov>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 8:15 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows


>A lot will depend on her proficiency and persistence with the computer. 
>DocuScan Plus may require an internet connection; I'm not quite sure.  It 
>is from Serotek, the people who make System Access and other programs and 
>services.  Text Cloner was from Premier Assistive Technology in Michigan; I 
>haven't heard anything about them lately.  Many scanners include demo or 
>low-functioning OCR software with their driver discs.
>
> For scanning at home, I use Omnipage, from Nuance.  The most automatic way 
> to use it, once it is set up, is to run it as a plug-in to a word 
> processor, preferably Word.  It does not offer automatic reading of a page 
> while the next page is scanned, but I don't find this to be much of a 
> disadvantage.  And it costs $500 for the full package, which is a lot less 
> than for K1000 or OpenBook.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Senior Project Engineer
> National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
> Library of Congress   202-707-0535
> http://www.loc.gov/nls
> The preceding opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of 
> the Library of Congress, NLS.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of John Heim
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 5:59 PM
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> Subject: [nfbcs] OCR software for Windows
>
> My Lions Club got a call from a blind woman who needs help with her 
> computer. Its running some version of Microsoft Windows. Probably XP. She 
> has a scanner but has no software for it. Does anyone have a 
> recommendation for free or low-cost OCR software for Windows?
>
>
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