Scanners: OCR technology makes typing a thing of the past. (optical character recognition)(includes related vendor directory) (New Trends in ...): An ... Journal (Technological Horizons In Education)

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From the supplier: Optical character recognition technology is being utilized as a productivity enhancing tool by both classroom teachers and educational administrators. OCR requires a scanning device (either flatbed, sheet-fed or hand-held), character recognition software and a word processing system running on a microcomputer. Using these tools, text can be transformed from a document to a computer file, extending the flexibility of educators and saving many hours of typing. Various educators are using such scanning devices as the Logitech HandyMan Plus and The Typist from Caere Corp. A chemistry professor at Indiana Univ uses Wordscan Plus character recognition software from Calera, an IBM PS/2 running Microsoft Windows 3.0 and an HP Scanjet scanner to share vital data with his fellow scientists.

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Title: Scanners: OCR technology makes typing a thing of the past. (optical character recognition)(includes related vendor directory) (New Trends in ...)
Author: Elizabeth Greenfield
Publication:T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Refereed)
Date: October 1, 1991
Publisher: T.H.E. Journal, LLC
Volume: v19 Issue: n3 Page: p6(3)

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