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In article <830186005.3165@jbolton.demon.co.uk>
           jeff@jbolton.demon.co.uk "Jeff Bolton" writes:

> Does anyone have any experience of using a Primax Mobile Colour
> Scanner? If so, how does it compare to a flatbed, considering the
> price is around 110 to 130 UK pounds? The advertisements make it sound
> quite good- the rollers apparently overcome the problems of hand
> helds.

Yep, I use one at work, it's not bad.

When the motor's running you have to support the rather stiff cable, else
it'll start to wander off to one side. Make sure you have the latest patches
from Primax, as these correct a problem with the scan -> OCR interface.
Primax's BBS is on 01235 536374.

The supplied OCR software works pretty well.

The Primax Mobile runs under Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. If you're using
Windows NT, forget it, as there aren't any drivers available.

The Primax is fine for scanning images for documents, help files and web
pages. Yes, a good flatbed is better and more convenient, but whether it's
worth the extra cash, depends on what you're using it for.

Pete.
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Windows 95 - the software equivalent of British Beef.