[nabs] Benefits of Kerzweil?

[Dornetta]

Thanks...I plan on purchasing by the end of the year so this was helpful.
Netta
"Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
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From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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> Openbook and Kerzweil software are probably around the same price.
> I got openbook through voc rehab and find the PC scanning software easy to 
> use because you lay your paper of text on the machine.  You don't have to 
> mess with capturing it with a camera.  As for scanners probably anyone 
> would work but you could call their tech support to ask.
> Ashley
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>
>> Laura:
>> This is helpful and honestly...I DO NOT like the older version of the 
>> Kerzweil that I have. for reason unknow to me...I cannot seem to capture 
>> the image correct. :-( Is the Kerzweil software affordable or rather more 
>> affordable than the Open Book software? Which is more easier to use 
>> and/or scann? And does any scanner work? I have an epson  8200 
>> scanner/printer. Any information would appreciated and thanks for your 
>> quick response...
>> Netta
>> "Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack vision"-Stevie Wonder
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>> From: "Laura Glowacki" <orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:23 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs] Benefits of Kerzweil?
>>
>>
>>> Dornetta,
>>>
>>> The Kurzweil that we were talking about before, the thread I
>>> believe that was started by Olivia talking about pdfs, is the
>>> software program you install on a pc and use in conjunction with
>>> a scanner to scan printed materials and then convert it to
>>> readable text.  The program also converts pdf and some other
>>> image files in to text, and it does serve as basically a
>>> functional word processing program and has spellcheck etc.
>>>
>>> The camera thing that I think you're referring to is the older
>>> knfb reader wich is ... well for similar purposes.  But obviously
>>> a pc and scanner is more powerful and will turn out better
>>> results sometimes, can be faster if you need to scan a lot of
>>> pages, and isn't inconvenient if your near a computer all of the
>>> time.
>>>
>>> HTH,
>>> Laura
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>>> From: "Dornetta" <dornetta at gmail.com>
>>> To: "National Alliance of Blind Students" <nabs at acb.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 1:56 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs] Benefits of Kerzweil?
>>>
>>>
>>> BlankHello all!
>>> I have heard a few of yall mention the Kerzweil. I currently have
>>> the older model-camera  attachment but am wondering about this
>>> "other" product you all are speaking of. What is it and what are
>>> the venefits?
>>> Any information will be helpful :-)
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dornetta
>>> "Just because you are blind, does not mean you lack
>>> vision"-Stevie Wonder
>>>
>>>
>>>
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