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From: None of your business on 21 Jun 2010 07:14
In article
<d28e1e78-5df2-40aa-a369-f9de490c8c59(a)y4g2000yqy.googlegroups.com>,
commiebastard <oraclmaster(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> For scanning documents etc...?
>
> Free is preferable, but I'll settle for cheap.

There are really only two viable alternatives now that OmniPage seems to
be dead:

ReadIris and Acrobat.

ReadIris can be had for under $100. Acrobat is considerably more
expensive. Acrobat is cheaper than OmniPage was, though.
From: Matthew Lybanon on 21 Jun 2010 11:01
In article <4c1df6cf$0$4808$ba624c82(a)nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:

> commiebastard wrote:
> > For scanning documents etc...?
> >
> > Free is preferable, but I'll settle for cheap.
>
> For me there only are two applictations that will be resonable on a Mac
> ReadIris Pro (commercial product)
> http://www.irislink.com/c2-646-189/I-R-I-S----OCR-software-and-Document-Manage
> ment-solutions.aspx
>
> It's fast and reliable, but it isn't a cheap program. Sometimes when
> they are having campagns you might be lucky to get it for $79USd -
> $99USd....
>
> But if you have an old CD from a HP PSC all-in-one
> printyer/scanner/copier, ReadIris is included for free. If you should
> have a series 10xx, 11xx, 12xx or 15xx, it's ReadIris 7.x, which works
> fine even on OS X 10.5.x, - if you have a PSC 15xx(fx. 1521, 1523 etc.),
> 17xx, 20xx, 21xx, 22xx, 23xx, 24xx or 25xx, ReadIris 9.x is included.
> This ver. also should work on OS X 10.6.x according to some people here.
>
> NOTE. ReadIris 7.x is a 'dual' carbon app that can be installed on both
> OS 9.1+ and OS X. This means that if you're running Tiger + classic
> envirement, you donot need to re-install it again on the OS X partition,
> but just drag the app icon to the dock, and it will launch directly
> creating a set of Os X prefs files.
>
> The other program is 'ABBYY FineReader' which now is back again for the
> Mac. Years ago FineReader was about the best document OCR app at all.
> Years ago I switched from the OmniPage Pro to FineReader and was very
> satisfied of it's better reliability. Reviews on the new versions tell
> the same story - FineReader is back in full strength.
>
> There are more versions of FineReader - some basic, some more enhanced...
> http://www.abbyyusa.com/finereader/express/mac
>
> Cheers, Erik Richard

I got a version of ABBYY FineReader (ABBYY FineReader 5 Sprint Plus)
free--included in the price, that is--with an inexpensive Epson
all-in-one printer.
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