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Re: Dictation software: recomendations, please?

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From: Martin Thompson
Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 00:00
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In article <VA.0000136a.0031b5a6@localname>, Nick Upson
<upson@cableol.co.uk> writes
>In a previous article Barry Smith wrote:
>> On Fri, 26 Feb 1999, Malone <malone@removethis.hdltd.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>  
>> >>        I'm looking to invest in some new dictation software; It'll be
>> >>        top of the range, I want to be able to use it in MS Office and
>> >>        other, non MS apps, and to use it to control both kind of apps.
>> >>
>> >>        What do people recommend?
>>  
>> I know a disabled person who gets on well with Dragon Dictate.
>
>and I know 2 more
>
>Nick
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>
But how good are these programs? I've heard that you... have... to...
talk... slowly...

And that the error rate is still some 5% or so. It might be quicker to
find some other method (if that is possible or appropriate) rather than
spending time fixing stupid errors made by the software.

Is this correct?
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From: Martin Thompson <martin@tucana.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Dictation software: recomendations, please?
Date: 1999/03/08
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