[Leaplist] Scanner Setup Help?

[Bruce Metcalf]

Gang,

I need to be able to scan, and hopefully OCR, large amounts of text -- 
hundreds to thousands of pages -- in batches of 12 to 50 pages. Tools 
available are several Debian boxen and an HP All-in-One with a sheet 
feeder that connects through a USB port.

I need to be able to stack up a sheaf of papers in the document feeder 
and load them all in a batch, then OCR them in a batch as well (or 
simultaneously, whatever).

I've been testing things like OCRAD, Clara, and Kooka without 
satisfactory results, but that could just be me. (Their instructions are 
remarkably well hidden, if extant.) So far, the fastest approach is 
retyping, which I find philosophically unacceptable.

Question 1: Does anyone have any suggestions about either specific 
software or a web site "how-to" for this?

Question 2: If I can make it to Saturday's Hackfest, would anyone be 
willing to carry in the AIO (I've got a 10 pound limit post-surgery) and 
help me find a way to make this work?

Question 3: Failing both of the above, any suggestions about how to do 
the same using a network scanner w/o a sheet feeder?

TIA,
Bruce

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