I bought Dragon Naturally Speaking about a year and a half ago.  I had
32 meg RAM, 200 mhz machine and it was intolerably SLOW.  Upgraded to 64
meg RAM and was better, but not good.  Takes a lot of getting used to.
Everytime I breathed, it put in a word.  Corrections were awful.
Magazine reviews praise it, but it wasn't for me.
Walter


Barb_MSN wrote:
>
> Hi H.C.....
>
> (Scroll down past my response to read H.C.'s message)
>
> I've forwarded your message on to the List, per your request, and I'm
> sure you'll hear from a number of List members about various voice
> recognition programs which are being used.
>
> I have Dragon Dictates, which has been updated considerably I first
> got it.   Dragon's Natalie Speaking is the latest version, I believe,
> and I've heard nothing but positives about the software.
>
> Mostly I sit here at my keyboard slapping away at the keys, manually,
> tho.. .  Uhhhhh.... I think it's a "control issue," on my part!
> <grin> (I can see our resident shrinks nodding their respective heads
> in agreement)  <Gee, shrink-guys.... cut the lady some slack, huh?>
> (LOL)
>
> Anyway, H.C., I strongly urge ya to try one of the voice recognition
> programs as they've certainly come a long way in the past
> coupla-three years.  I feel safe in saying, you WILL benefit from
> using one.
>
> Barb Mallut
> [log in to unmask]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 11:14 AM
> Subject: Re: PD and speech
>
> >Hi Barb!  Yes, I also can no longer talk by phone, because no one
> can
> >understand me but my wife (on occasion).  I made my living by
> "phone"
> >(Insurance Agent) and the feeling that I get on occasions utter
> despair!
> >The ability to communicate via E-mail and/or Chat has kept me going
> this far.
> >Which brings up a related subject: Does anyone on the List have
> experience
> >with "Voice Activated" programs that are beginning to be advertised?
> My
> >current voice, as above, is poor, at best.  But if one of these
> Systems could
> >be integrated with my current uttering, it might be quite useful.
> I'm not
> >totally familiar with this program yet, so after reading this, you
> might put
> >it on the "board"?
> >Regards,   HC