As one who would have liked to upgrade, I have become totally disgusted with ReadIris. Their product may be good (how am I to tell?) but their policy regarding registered customers who'd like to upgrade doesn't fall within the limits of my patience. (I recognize this wonn't be anything new to readers of this thread!)

The good news is that I have found a workaround that is perfectly suited to my own needs. (I probably ocr 100 pages or so per year, using a Mac G-5.)

Check out http://onlineocr.net

One signs up (this gives you 10 free trials), browse your computer for the image(s) (a wide range of formats is acceptable, including Mac archiv) and upload them. The process has been exceptionally speedy for me, and the returned docs are flawless and can be read in Word (among others)

Having used up my 10 trials, I had to BUY more ocrs. $5.95/100 was ok for me.

I may get some free ocr's for writing this, but that is NOT my primary reason, which is a desire to stick it to Iris in any way I can.

Good luck and let me know what you experience!

Bob