getting rid of paper files

[phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org]

There is a full page advert for something like this in the March issue of
Scientific American.

Unfortunately, the listed web page 404's. (Pay for a full page advert and
then 404 the enquiries? Oh, boy.)

However, a Google search turns up this:

http://www.neatco.com/products/neatdesk

It's almost certainly a windows-only product.

Apparently there is a kiosk selling this in the terminals 1 and 3 at Pearson.

Peter



> We have boxes and boxes of paper files -- various kinds of records.  These
> records continue to flow in.  They are not uniform: there are many kinds
> of records.
>
> This is a small organization -- only a couple of us need to access the
> files.
>
> Some files must be retained for a long time.
>
> I'm wondering if it is practical to move this stuff to disks.
>
> - we need to be able to scan the files quickly and easily for this to be
>   practical.  Initially batches would be scanned, but eventually paper
>   would be scanned as it dribbles in.
>
> - we need to be able to find the files long after they are captured.  So
>   some kind of index structure is needed.  It needs to be flexible and
>   simple.
>
> - at least some of thethe files need to preserved forever.  So a simple
>   and open system is important.  An active discipline of duplicating and
>   porting will be required.
>
> - the records are for more than one entity so it would be good to be able
>   to keep them separable.
>
> Is anything like this available?  Simple?  Cheap?  Fast?  Good?
> Supported by open source?
>
> Does anyone have a recommendation for a scanner that will do decent sheet
> feeding, isn't too big, has Linux support, and isn't too expensive?  Are
> MFCs reasonable?
>
> (I acquired a Canon DR-3080C sheetfed scanner from FreeCycle.  It
> looked plausible.  Unfortunately, there is no Linux support.  Even the
> MS Windows support is hard to get.
> <http://www.usa.canon.com/opd/controller?act=OPDSoftwareAct&fcategoryid=2341&modelid=512>
> has a driver that only supports XP and earlier and the CapturePerfect
> software will only update a previously installed version.  This kind
> of hardware might otherwise be appropriate.)
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