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From: erik@westworld.esd.sgi.com (Erik Fortune)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Re: High-end Scanners - Recommendations Wanted
Keywords: scanner image OCR
Message-ID: <1991Jun21.111054.8225@zola.esd.sgi.com>
Date: 21 Jun 91 11:10:54 GMT
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In article <334@hsvaic.boeing.com>, scott@hsvaic.boeing.com (Scott Hinckley) writes:
>OCR is usually done in the computer software, rather than the scanner.
Usually but not always.   

Caere makes a hand scanner that spits out text. I've also seen special purpose 
(large, fast and expensive) document scanners which are scanner+OCR 
software all in one.

-- Erik