Try a site called Vividata.com. I believe they have some really good OCR packages using the Care Omnipage scan engine. However, I am almost sure the applications are all now GUI, and not commandline. However, it is worth a look. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Nestrud" <ccn@xxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 1:14 AM Subject: Re: USB scanners and linux > What command-line packages are their that can take advantage of a > scanner? My HP is working well, and I know of scan-image and gocr (which > didn't work quite as well). Any other things I can have a look at? > > Chris > > > On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, Thomas D. Ward wrote: > > > Basically, with the scanners you just compile a 2.2.18 Kernel for your Linux > > distro, and while making the config file select USB support, and answer yes > > to the USB scanner support. > > Most scanners will work with the generic driver. Read the documentation that > > comes with the 2.218 Kernel to get a complete list of scanners supported. > > As far as I can tell Red Hat seams to find my Umax Astra just fine, but I > > haven't tested it with some scanner packages yet. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Geoff Shang" <gshang10 at scu.edu.au> > > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> > > Cc: <blinux-newbie at braille.uwo.ca> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2001 8:53 PM > > Subject: USB scanners and linux > > > > > > > Hi all: > > > > > > For complex financial reasons, we need to buy something now and we > > > thought it should be a scanner. We would like to go USB since SCSI is > > > expensive and parallel is sooo slow. Anyway, I need to know if there are > > > any issues with using USB scanners under 2.2.18. Are there drivers for > > > each scanner or is there like some kind of standard interface? Also, I > > > have a PC without onboard USB support. I believe that I can get a card > > > for USB without too much expense to the management. But does this create > > > problems for the USB support under linux? > > > > > > Any comments would be helpful. This is a matter of some urgency. > > > > > > Geoff. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
