[misc.handicap] Numbers and OCR

dlee@pallas.athenanet.com (Doug Lee) (12/19/90)

Index Number: 12506

Several people have indicated that they don't trust readers such as
the Arkenstone to read their bills.  I can certainly see where
characters could be misread, but how likely is it that figures
would be read incorrectly but still as only figures?  In other
words, can numbers stay numbers when misread?  A letter showing up
in my balance would be a dead giveaway:  "Minimum Amount Due:
$B1.90" instead of "Minimum Amount Due:  $131.90."  I suppose a
missed decimal point might be a bit awkward, but I would think it
would still usually be apparent where the point belongs.

Comments?  Experiences?
-- 
Doug Lee  (dlee@athenanet.com or uunet!pallas!dlee)