Data entry of all the addresses that the OCRs failed to read. OCR was pretty bad back in 1995 (which is why the Palm Pilot had a special handwriting for users

Data entry of all the addresses that the OCRs failed to read. OCR was pretty bad back in 1995 (which is why the Palm Pilot had a special handwriting for users to learn). See this NPR piece: http://www.npr.org/2010/12/28/132393643/Undeliverable-Mail-Is-Auctioned-Off-At-Center-In-Atlanta http://www.npr.org/2010/12/28/132393643/Undeliverable-Mail-I... Also "Act Three" of Episode 70 of "This American Life": https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/70/other-peoples-mail https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/70/o...