right but that doesn't mean that there are drivers for scanners. I have found that unless it is explicitly stated in the system requirements, a scanner isn't even supported by the Mac.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Richie Gardenhire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:06 PM Subject: Re: A couple of scanner questions. Seems to me that Leopard already has drivers for Lexmark printers, because I have a three-in-one Lexmark machine. Tiger had drivers for a Lexmark devices, and I thought Leopard did, too, when I installed the OS. Richie Gardenhire, Anchorage, Alaska. On Aug 9, 2008, at 12:38 PM, Steven M. Sawczyn wrote: > Read Iris Pro is well, I wouldn't call it inaccessible, but it's not > the model of accessibility either. It's definitely usable, but > there are quite a few things that don't read. Concerning your > scanner, you may want to google its model number and mac drivers to > see what you come up with. I haven't tried any Lexmark devices, but > I'm guessing you'll probably need drivers. > > Steve > > On Jul 30, 2008, at 8:55 AM, John Moore wrote: > > First, is ReadIris Pro very accessible? I need a completely > accessible OCR engine. Also, we may have an old LexMark scanner/ > printer/copier combo that I'm going to try out. Do you need to > install drivers to the Mac? Because if I do, I don't have them, as I > don't know where the CD is. Or can I just hook it up to the USB port > and it figures it out. Thanks for the help. Also, if ReadIris isn't > completely accessible, is there one that's better? > > >
