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<p>are now common, and with support for a variety of <a href="page.php?w=image_file_format">image file format</a> inputs. Some systems are capable of reproducing formatted output that closely approximates the original page including images, columns, and other non-textual components.</p>

<p><big>History</big></p>
<p>Early optical character recognition may be traced to technologies involving <a href="page.php?w=telegraphy">telegraphy</a> and creating reading devices for the blind. In 1914, <a href="page.php?w=Emanuel_Goldberg">Emanuel Goldberg</a> developed</p><p>
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