H235_016%ccvax.ucd.ie@FORSYTHE.STANFORD.EDU (Padraig) (03/28/89)
In Info-Atari16 digest no 99 Keith Rast asks :- > I was wondering if there is anything available for the ST that will > allow you to take a page from a book, for instance, scan it and > create an ascii file? I having heard of anything, but thought I'd > ask. If there isn't anything for the ST is there for a PC? This is an update of my previous posting in reply to the above request. The price I previously quoted for the scanner and OCR software was only a ballpark figure. The price of the the Hawk CP14 scanner is 1086, plus VAT. This includes a copy of Timeworks DTP. However the cost of Augur ( the optical character recognition software ) is higher than I had thought - at 869 plus VAT. It has a claimed recognition speed of 65-120 cps and can recognise different fonts on the same page, ranging from 6 to 22 points. However this is serious money to pay for such a facility. If anyone's interested I can mail them a copy of the ( 3 - page ) review in the October 88 edition of ST World. This gives it a very good review. A cut down version of the Augur will be packaged with Signa's new Colibri hand held scanner for 579 + VAT. This scans at 100,200, 300 or 400 dpi with 32 grey levels and a 104mm scan width. It is due to be launched this month. I don't know what has been cut out of this version of Augur. I've no experience in using any of these products, the above information is based on what I have read in reviews etc. Padraig O'hIceadha ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | It's obvious I'm new to this game.. | H235_016@CCVAX ( BITNET ) | | Look ! no fancy signature ( yet ) | H235_016@ccvax.ucd.ie | ------------------------------------------------------------------------