[geeks] Paperless office...

Joshua D Boyd jdboyd at cs.millersville.edu
Thu Aug 8 13:24:49 CDT 2002


On Thu, Aug 08, 2002 at 02:03:37PM +0000, Ethan wrote:

> I figure in order to PDF I will have to use a Windows box with an old
> version of Adobe capture and a flatbed scanner. I wish there was a unix
> solution (Impresario and an Indigo?). A local friend has a normal HP
> flatbad and the ADF. Adobe capture is what he uses. It OCRs also, which is
> nice -- it isn't a huge TIF. He also has a scanner that does 200 - 400
> pages per minute front and back. I wish he would set that one up, I just
> want to see it run :-)

What's wrong with SANE?  I've never used it.  It doesn't OCR.  There are
programs for linux that do OCR, but I've never used them either.  

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd



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