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From: monwel@cbnewsk.att.com (douglas.w.monroe)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: OCR software recommendations?
Keywords: optical character recognition
Message-ID: <1991Jan23.215103.23807@cbnewsk.att.com>
Date: 23 Jan 91 21:51:03 GMT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Hi!

Does anyone care to share their impressions regarding OCR (Optical Character
Recognition) software for use with a scanner to "read" text from journals,
newspapers, etc. I have used  Logitech's CATCHWORD but I would like to know 
whether there are other, more reliable?, packages out there. I have problems
with character recognition many times using CATCHWORD- too many IMO. 
I have a Logitech Scanman+ 1/2 page scanner that I'm using. Please forward
any replies via e-mail since I don't normally read this group. 

Also, any tips you want to share would certainly be appreciated!
Many thanks!!

Doug Monroe
dwm@pruxl.ATT.COM
     or
monwel@cbnewsk.ATT.COM