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From: Les.Barr@p0.f41.n147.z1.fidonet.org (Les Barr)
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Subject: Re: ARKENSTONE Response
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Date: 17 Oct 90 04:45:53 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 DM>Les:  You have my address.  Please send me literature
 DM>on the Arkenstone, including all the new stuff you outlined
 DM>in your message:  Arkscan, legal-size documents, etc.

Daveed,

As soon as I get the new info, I'll ship it your way.  Currently I
am sitting here with a nice working Beta of ARKscan and EasyScan,
so it should be available at the end of this month.  (October.)

 DM>to deal with bound books and magazines on the Arkenstone
 DM>scanner.  Perhaps you can address that? Re faxes, Arkenstone
 DM>tells me they haven't really tested that aspect, according
 DM>to Micky Quenzer, at least.  I'd be interested to know
 DM>if it would really be possible to use
 DM>it with a fax board.

As far as using the HP ScanJet and bound books (Hardback &
softback) the article really missed the mark.  I scan almost
exclusively rather large, bound books.  (For college work)  And I
have had no difficulty in using my HP scanner with any book I've
read thus far.  I am scanning/reading a book called, "Contemporary
Literary Criticism," and I have to write a graded journal entry
each week on this book.  It is a rather large hardbound book, lots
of glossy pages, and it is too big to scan more than one page at a
time.

I just turn on the quick speech feature with ARKENSTONE, scan a
page, and while it is reading me the first page, I turn the page
and scan the next.  (Sort of like reading in real time!)  So far,
we have scanned about 150 pages, and no problems so far.  (It's a
breeze and I'm even on time with my journal entries!!!)  (Makes me
extremely happy!!!)

As far as the faxcimiles go, you will need to have a fax card in
your computer that will support at least 200 X 200 DPI (dots per
inch.)  This means when someone sends you a fax, you will need to
make certain they understand they need to send it to you in "fine"
mode.  Your fax card will put it into a PCX, TIF, etc. image file,
and ARKENSTONE is set up to scan these types of files for print
content.  Works on the same principle as "scan now, translate
later."  Wherein, you would scan the print into image files onto
your hard disk, and allow ARKENSTONE to translate the files while
you are doing something else.  I generally use this feature when
reading 20 pages or more.  This way, when I return, my
text/WP/WS/etc. file is ready to be used.

 DM>Tjhanks very much. Still waiting also for that price
 DM>quote, Les!

Hmmm, I know I sent you at least one, but I'll be glad to send
another.  I still have the original file here, all I'll have to do
is make adjustments for the lowered price!

Thanks for the "heads up" on the compuserve tragedy!

-Les

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