From: Rich_Chong_at_mail.share.org
Date: Tue Apr 01 1997 - 16:06:49 EST
IBM's Simply Speaking is for speech recognition. Don't get that confused
with voice recognition, which is a totally different thing. A P90 with 16MB
is a little underpowered. It's really more a dictation thing because your
words must be spoken distinctly with a slight pause between each word. They
spec the software at being able to go at 70-100 wpm. So imagine yourself
talking at about one or two words a second, max. DON'T expect to be able to
capture casual or normal conversation,lectures,etc. But the IBM stuff is
pretty good out of the box, and gets much better after a little training
and over time as it learns the speaker's and environmental acoustic
nuances. It's neat to play with, but frankly, i'd give the technology a few
more years to mature. Voice navigation (e.g. in Warp 4) works very well
too.
Rich Chong
chaplin_at_emarkt.com on 04-01-97 07:39:48 AM
To: thinkpad_at_cs.utk.edu
cc: (bcc: Rich Chong/SHARE Inc)
Subject: Voice Recognition Software
Has anyone any experience of using voice recognition software on Thinkpads,
particularly a 760 LD (P90, 16Mb RAM, Windows 95), such as IBM's Simply
Speaking?
I would appreciate any feedback so I can make an informed choice.
Many thanks,
Philip
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