Hi, I shall post Martin Griffiths message in case you missed it, as he was my trainer with the scannar'r and he will be able to give you more about the technical details but all I can say is that I have been most pleased the the scannar'r as I was also pleased with the kurzweil reading edge from Pulse Data which I still have after 10 years and still use! Also, the scannar'r is a nice compact size. HTHH. Sylvia. The PulseData ScannaR is a stand alone ocr scanner. You can transfer files directly to the Braillenote. You first have to connect the Braillenote to the ScannaR via the serial connectors and then use active sync. Once you have active sync connected, you can save the document to the ScannaR's memory and it will then ask you if you wish to save a copy to the Braillenote. If you answer yes it will create a new folder on your Braillenote called reader and store it in there as an RTF file. Hope this helps Regards Martin Griffiths Training Manager Pulsedata Europe Ltd Tel 01933 626000 email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Andy Baracco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 08:18:47 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] bn and the scannar'r >I can't imagine how you could use a scanner with a Braillenote. Yes, there >were scanners and maybe still are, that can use a parallel port, but in >order to operate, a scanner would need a driver in order to work with the >operating system. I do not believe that Windows CE possesses native scanner >drivers, or that the scanner manufacturers offer Windows CE support, but >maybe I am wrong. Also, the product of simple scanning is a graphical file. >You would need to run it through an OCR program in order to derive readable >text. Otherwise, you would get jibberish at best. Silvia, i would like to >hear more about how you get readable text with a direct interface. Which >kind of scanner do you use? >Andy >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
