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In article <1992Sep4.154202.6885@venice.sedd.trw.com>  
verket@venice.sedd.trw.com (Paul B. Verket) writes:
> mmelling@Trirex.com (Michael Mellinger) writes:
> : I'm considering buying Simon Says, and I would like to hear from some  
> : people who have used it for some time.  Did the product meet your  
> : expectations?  In practice does it recognize what you have to say >95% of  
> : the time.  My only experience with it was with a demo version in a noisy  
> : computer lab, and it didn't work very well.  Is version 1.1 much of an  
> : improvement?  In short, is it worth the money?

> I use 1.1 with a headset mic and it's a big improvement from 1.0. The
> recognition rate is very good, 95% sounds about right. 

> On the plus side, it's the best dock extender you'll ever get. You may find
> that you're more comfortable with a messier desktop since a single word
> to Simon can pull up a buried window. It's great for emacs commands
> esp. with our limited keyboard.

> On the minus, if you have to talk to others intermittantly (as in a lab
> setting), having Simon cover up (or turn off by going to training mode)
> is a pain. (Even in 1.1)

> Don't forget to add in the Mic cost to the worth the money question. I'd
> buy it again.

> Paul Verket (NeXTmail ok)

With the new level of accuracy and using a mic it is well worth
the money.  You can order Simon Says from Greg Cockroft at
Agog Systems (the makers of Simon Says and Squash!) by emailing
Greg at <greg@agog.com>...   Again, well worth the money.

Todd Nathan
Liveware Corporation

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// I or my employer are not affiliated with Agog or NeXT.