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I hope you have better luck with this program than I did with Voice Type - Simply Speaking by IBM which I also got thru AOL. Bonnie In a message dated 98-04-01 02:32:21 EST, you write: << Hi Everyone. A little over a week ago, I wrote that I was in the process of experimenting with Voice Pilot -- a voice recognition/dictation software package which I purchased through AOL. At $40.00, I was obviously skeptical but I figured that it's a no-lose situation as long as I remember to exercise the 30-day money back guarantee in time. At any rate, the attached is a sample of what this software can do at an equivalent typing speed of approx. 50 wpm (light years ahead of my diminished keyboard speed.) Accuracy was surprisingly high after a rough start. The one annoying nuance was that I had use the term "word processor" because the system didn't recognize the word "writer"! Please write me re. your comments and personal experiences. I'm personally very encouraged by the performance of this modest program. John Faus [log in to unmask] -------------------- Hello everyone! As promised, here is and undercut, unseen sword, demonstration of the CAPITAL-LETTER word CAPITAL-LETTER pilot Voice Recognition program. It looks as though the two words it missed in the first sentence were probably not in its still very rudimentary vocabulary. ¶ Actually, considering that this software set me back all of$ 40, I would have to say I got my monies worth. One thing that I think is important to note is that even this relatively inexpensive package does not require anything beyond my normal voice volume level( I have been historically described as soft- spoken).. ¶ In closing, even though this bargain basement package leaves much to be desired, it provides sufficient reason to believe that more advanced, sophisticated offerings such as "naturally speaking " will meet the expectations of even the most demanding word processing people. ¶ Hope this little demonstration proves hehelpful( and we were doing so well ¶ [log in to unmask] >>