----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw" <jfw@lists.the-jdh.com>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@lists.the-jdh.com>
Cc: "Russell Solowoniuk" <rsolowoniuk@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 04:33 PM
Subject: Re: Scanners.


I’m not sure about scanning pictures with the Pearl. Dan is right… the Pearl
and OpenBook do have limitations… it all depends on what you wish to do. For
me, I mostly use my iMac with a Canon MG6200 printer/scanner combo and it
works very well. But, when I have a lot of mail to scan, I’ll fire up my
laptop running Windows 8.1 and use my Pearl and Openbook to scan the mail
because it’s so fast.

I’ve had good success with inexpensive flatbed scanners on my Windows
machine, for example, a Canon, can’t recall the model, that I paid $80 for.
I used OmniPage Pro to do the OCR.

So there are many choices, and, if you need to scan pictures and print then
a 3-in-1 combo may be what you need.

Thanks,

Russell

On Jun 25, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Carolyn Arnold via Jfw
<jfw@lists.the-jdh.com> wrote:

OK - another wrung on this ladder to educate me.
With Pearl, could we scan photographs on it too?

Thanks.

"Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." Henry
Ford.

Carolyn

----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw"
<jfw@lists.the-jdh.com>
To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <jfw@lists.the-jdh.com>
Cc: "Russell Solowoniuk" <rsolowoniuk@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: Scanners.

Hi,

If you are going with OpenBook, you might want to consider the Pearl. It’s
a camera on a stand, and in conjunction with OpenBook, works really well.
It takes a picture of the page and sends it to OpenBook for the OCR.
Within seconds of taking the picture you will hear the page being read to
you. I’m not sure what it sells for now… when I bought mine 5 years ago
the Pearl camera was $650… I already owned OpenBook. I think FS has a
combo price if you buy both together, but it’s still quite expensive.

HTH

Russell

On Jun 25, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw
<jfw@lists.the-jdh.com> wrote:

Carolyn,

I am by no means an expert on scanners, but whatever you get, you need
to
understand that scanning requires both hardware (the scanner) and
software
(a computer program that makes use of the scanner). OpenBook is not a
scanner. Instead, it is scanning and OCR software that works with many
scanners.

If I understand your post correctly, you are considering purchasing an
all-in-one printer, fax, and scanner. While such products work great
for
sighted individuals, I'm not sure how many of them, if any, can be
operated
nonvisually. For example, I know that some all-in-one devices have an
inaccessible touch screen, and it is not possible to control them from a
computer. That said, it may be better for you to buy two or three
pieces of
equipment if, of course, you can afford it. I also recommend scanners
with
an automatic feeder.

I hope this helps, and I'm sorry I cannot provide specific advice (e.g.
with regards to device models).

Michal

-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@lists.the-jdh.com] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold
via Jfw
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:49 PM
To: The Jaws for Windows support list.
Cc: Carolyn Arnold
Subject: Scanners.

When I get my new computer at the end of the year or beginning of next,
I
intend to get a printer with fax and scanning capability.

So, I'm wondering, as a totally blind user of JAWS, is there a special
scanner I have to get for it to be accessible? Are some scanners out
there
more accessible than others?

What is Open Book? I have heard of it. Would I be limited to getting
that or
something like that?

Thanks.

"Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." Henry
Ford.

Carolyn
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