From: "John J. Boyer" <director@chpi.org>
To: <blinux-list@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: Vividata OCR Shop
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:05:48 -0600 (CST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0112281403001.2919-100000@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20011228141322.X487@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com>
Henry,
Thanks for the reminder. The original message may be in a Windows file,
and I've switched to Linux except for PCR. I looked at the
www.claraocr.org Web site and downlooaded the source code. The program is
supposed to be used with x-window, but it shouild be possible to isolate
the OCR routines and develop a text-mode interface.
John
On Fri, 28 Dec 2001,
Henry Yen wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 12:56:44PM -0600, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > What is the Web site for this software, and how much does it cost? I'm
> > looking for scanning and OCR software that can be used with Linux also.
>
> Hmm. You seem to have already asked this question earlier this month.
> If you didn't get the reply, here it is:
>
> Message-ID: <20011202015132.I15968@nntp.AegisInfoSys.com>
> Subject: Re: OCR In Linux
> References: <019401c17ad7$6bf41480$e08caad8@tds.net>
> In-Reply-To: <019401c17ad7$6bf41480$e08caad8@tds.net>; from John J. Boyer on Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:16:58AM -0500
> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2001 01:51:32 -0500
>
> On Sat, Dec 01, 2001 at 09:16:58AM -0500, John J. Boyer wrote:
> > I believe that sometime ago there was a discussion of OCR packages that
> > would work with Linux. Now that I'm getting into Linux in a big way, I would
> > like to have that information, including how much these packaages cost.
>
> a quick google search turns up at least four:
> clara OCR: www.claraocr.org
> GOCR: http://altmark.nat.uni-magdeburg.de/~jschulen/ocr/
> a commercial OCR with a linux version: www.vividata.com
> a commercial OCR with a linux version: www.mentalix.com
>
> > When I boot my Redhat Linux, it says it is initializing the USB controller.
> > I have a USB scanner. Can't remember the name now, but is there a chance
> > that I could find drivers for it?
>
> try SANE (Scanning Access Now Easy): http://www.mostang.com/sane
> (note: site is down at this time due to @home belly-up)
> (note: SANE is shipped with most modern linux distributions)
>
> another quick google search turns up one possible USB scanner resource page:
> http://www.buzzard.org.uk/jonathan/scanners-usb.html
>
>
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Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
Transfering linux system to a new hard drive Cheryl Homiak
` Henry Yen
` Rafael Skodlar
` Rafael Skodlar
` Andor Demarteau
` James R. Van Zandt
` Vividata OCR Shop Ron Marriage
` Roger Butenuth
` John J. Boyer
` Ron Marriage
` Ron Marriage
` Henry Yen
` John J. Boyer
` Henry Yen
` John J. Boyer [this message]
` lobap
` Janina Sajka
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` John G. Heim (26 2-9887)
` Janina Sajka
` Roger Butenuth
` Janina Sajka
` Ron Marriage
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` Brent Harding
` Janina Sajka
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