Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.org (Walter Siren) (01/23/91)
Index Number: 13194
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JS> Do you find any other scanners better than the Arkenstone?
No, but that does not say anything for what I can accomplish with it.
JS> That was really not Arkenstone's fault, although I DO wish it
JS> could deal with things better. Some one looked at the manual
JS> and told me that it DID look kinda fuzzy. Another person told me
JS> that key strokes (it's a software manual) and key words were
JS> written in slanted lettering and italics. Perhaps this was a
JS> contributing factor.
Yes, but everyone was saying that arkenstone could scan a lots of funts.
I even tried to scan my bank statement, and I thought that it wwas
because I did not know how. So I took it to the ACB convention,
and had the arkenstone people scan it. The president of arkenstone
scanned it twice, and admitted that it was not accurate, but could
be used. If a bank statement scan is not accurate, it will not do
to scan it with any scanner.
Walter
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Internet: Walter.Siren@p18.f5.n396.z1.fidonet.orgIsaac.Obie@f165.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Isaac Obie) (02/04/91)
Index Number: 13373
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the money spent paying a reader could be put towards a scanner. in addition,
social security used to allow people to put money aside for the purchase of
adaptive equipment. i guess it's a matter of priorities. that is individual
priorities. catch you.
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Internet: Isaac.Obie@f165.n101.z1.fidonet.orgDonald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda) (02/04/91)
Index Number: 13383
Hi Henry; I am not going to quote your msg because of its length.
You said that you tried documents on the Arkenstone and it failed.
Then you said you tried them on an oscar and it did wonderfully.
You said that the arkenstone dealer said he had it set up improperly.
Well I think he was telling you the truth.I have used both products and
can safely say that whatever one reads the other will.
The oscar is the arkenstone with a different front end interface. If
there was that much differents between them then you can bet there was a
poblem with the arkenstone.
I do not say this to defend one over the other just to put things right.
... Abled, Blinktalk and sSilver xpress in Boston 9600 HST
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Internet: Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.orgDonald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.org (Donald Breda) (02/05/91)
Index Number: 13380
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Hi Henry; I am not going to quote your msg because of its length.
You said that you tried documents on the Arkenstone and it failed.
Then you said you tried them on an oscar and it did wonderfully.
You said that the arkenstone dealer said he had it set up improperly.
Well I think he was telling you the truth.I have used both products and
can safely say that whatever one reads the other will.
The oscar is the arkenstone with a different front end interface. If
there was that much differents between them then you can bet there was a
poblem with the arkenstone.
I do not say this to defend one over the other just to put things right.
... Abled, Blinktalk and sSilver xpress in Boston 9600 HST
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Internet: Donald.Breda@f460.n101.z1.fidonet.orgGary.Petraccaro@f90.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Gary Petraccaro) (02/05/91)
Index Number: 13413
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Henry,
Hate to tell you, but, the Oscar is just an Arkenstone with some
extremely over priced and unneeded software added to it. Looks like the
equipment may have been misadjusted. No, I don't own an Arkenstone <grin>.
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Internet: Gary.Petraccaro@f90.n129.z1.fidonet.orgSteve.Gomes@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Gomes) (02/05/91)
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well social security still does put money assside for the purchase of
equipment you want to ask about the pass plann the program for
acheiving self surport.
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Internet: Steve.Gomes@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.orgSteve.Gomes@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Gomes) (02/05/91)
Index Number: 13421
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hi walt tell me if people use the scanner in business to read
information into the computer and they can get it in there why do you
need an arckenstone?
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Internet: Steve.Gomes@f810.n104.z1.fidonet.orgTandy.Way@f6.n377.z1.fidonet.org (Tandy Way) (02/06/91)
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the big difference walter is I am willing to work with the arkenstone
people to make it better and I acknowledge that there are things in the
sighted world we can not read ever. and that there is operator error
some time you have given up and just thrown up your hands in dispair.
yes I gave up for a while because I thought I was isolated but now I am
in touch with people who are telling me some of the things I am doing
wrong and giving me hints for improved scanning so I am not down on
arkenstone like you are.
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