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Article #715Re: Multi-font OCR scanners
From: Chuq Von Rospach
Date: Fri, 29 May 1987 16:04
Date: Fri, 29 May 1987 16:04
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From: seismo!sun!cwruecmp!rbl%nitrex.uucp@RUTGERS.EDU ( Dr. Robin Lake )
Date: 26 May 87 13:04:38 GMT
Organization: The Standard Oil Co., Cleveland
>From: rbl@nitrex.UUCP ( Dr. Robin Lake )
>Date: 18 May 87 13:02:49 GMT
>We have a 4 year old Kurzweil. It has not been able to handle dot
>matrix well, but we have not tried to fiddle with the threshold settings,
>etc. to make it do so. We are looking at a new system made by Palantir
>this Thursday. We'll give dot matrix a try and let you know.
We did look at the Palantir, but did not test dot matrix as one of our
"clients" had an 87 page copy of a typewritten document they wanted scanned.
Palantir ran about 30 seconds per page. With no tune-up ("showroom stock")
it picked up every mark on the page, missed some blended letters,
read 0 as o and completely satisfied the "client". I plan to run the same
87 pages thru the Kurzweil, with and without tuning. It may take 2 - 3 weeks,
so stay tuned!
THIS IS NOT AN ENDORSEMENT OR CRITICISM OF ANY PRODUCT!! "One Test is Worth
a Thousand Expert Opinions" The Riehle Axiom.
Rob Lake
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