Re: non-NB: voice recognition software

["Joachim Linder" <JLinder@nospam.compuserve.com>]

"Bob Webb" <Webb.Bob@nospam.home.com> wrote, answering Steve
An: "Multiple recipients of list NOTABENE" <notabene@nospam.hamline.edu>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. Dezember 2000 17:36
Betreff: Re: non-NB: voice recognition software


|
| I have just purchased IBM's ViaVoice Pro Edition Release 8. I did so based
| upon some reviews that I read that rated it the highest (virtually neck
and
| neck with Dragon Naturally Speaking). I chose this particular version
| because it came with a USB microphone which was recommended as the best.
|

So did I; it came with a headset and as a dedicated German version. I gave
it a try - and it actually seems to do what it is supposed to do: writing
excerpts on books I prefer to read lying on a sopha. Of course, there is
still some amount of learning to be done but prospects seem good (a line
scanner being no alternative for two reasons: (a) paraphrasing inserts
necessary keywords for ORBIS; (b) most books of my project are set in German
Fraktur).

ViaVoice came in a one-language version, so I think Steve should ask IBM (or
Dragon) whether two-language versions are available; at least they could
make a special deal.

I don't know if this helps -

Regards: Joachim Linder