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From: chuq%plaid@Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
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Subject: Re: Multi-font OCR scanners
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Date: Fri, 29-May-87 12:04:24 EDT
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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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