| Omni-Reader |
| Release Date | 1985 |
| Original Publisher | Oberon International |
| Min. Hardware | |
| Genre | Hardware: Add-on |
| Max. Players | 0 |
| Original Price | £458.85 |
Standalone re-releases
| #1 - Metroheath Ltd (UK) | (1986) | ||
| * Release price: £39.99 |
Remarks
| OCR pad (manual scanning); 128 only (requires RS232 port); cable £11.75 extra |
Summary
| Optical character reader for the Spectrum. (amongst others). Flat plastic base with a rod at the right hand side, allows the reader arm to move over the document and the software converts it into text on the screen. The unit computes the letters of the text and transmits it as standard ASCII to the computer. |
Magazine Reviews
| Personal Computer News | issue #105-1985/Mar/30 | page 30 | - Review | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1" | page 23 | - Review | |
| Sinclair User | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 37 | - Review |
Magazine References
| Sinclair User | issue #42-1985/Sep | page 37 | - News/Note - Omni-Reader OCR (Oberon) |
Magazine Advertisements
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #43-1986/Oct/23 special "week#4" | page 40 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #44-1986/Oct/30 special "week#5" | page 55 | - Advert | |
| Popular Computing Weekly | issue v.5 #45-1986/Nov/6 special "week#1" | page 30 | - Advert |
Links
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