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<P>Thanks --- Dann <BR><BR>--------------------<BR>Daniel Berkowitz<BR>Digilife Media, LLC<BR>1 Bryant Avenue<BR>Bradford, MA 01835-7424<BR><BR>phone: 978-914-4601<BR>e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz<BR>web: www.digilifemedia.biz<BR><BR>----- "Dann Berkowitz" <dann@digilifemedia.biz> wrote: <BR>| From: "Dann Berkowitz" <dann@digilifemedia.biz><BR>| To: "Access Technologists in Higher Education Network" <athen@athenpro.org><BR>| Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4:50:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<BR>| Subject: Re: [Athen] OCR software recommendations<BR>|<BR>|
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<P>Actually Tim, issues with Abbyy 9.o have quietly been cleared up by Abbyy. Granted it is recommended that you upgrade the technology in use with the program, but nowadays the price of a quad-core with 4 gigs of RAM and a TB of storage is extremely reasonable. Check Tiger Direct for prices and you will see what I mean (while you are at it pick up a 22" ACER monitor and thank me later!). </P>
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<P><BR>| --------------------<BR>| Daniel Berkowitz<BR>| Digilife Media, LLC<BR>| 1 Bryant Avenue<BR>| Bradford, MA 01835-7424<BR>| phone: 978-914-4601<BR>| e-mail: dann@digilifemedia.biz<BR>| web: www.digilifemedia.biz<BR>| ----- "Tim Balen" <tbalen@wsu.edu> wrote: <BR>| | From: "Tim Balen" <tbalen@wsu.edu><BR>| | To: athen@athenpro.org<BR>| | Sent: Wednesday, November 5, 2008 4:45:50 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern<BR>| | Subject: [Athen] OCR software recommendations<BR>| |<BR>| |
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