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From: cwr@crash.cts.com (Will Rose)
Subject: Re: INFo on dictation systems
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Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 02:35:04 GMT
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Michael Thomson (thomchon@mehta.anu.edu.au) wrote:

: Hello All,

: I haven't been a regular reader of this group so this topic may come up
: regularly
: but anyway ...

: I have a friend who has a problem typing due to a shoulder/neck injury.

: Her work requires her to write.   Her work has asked her to look into 
: dictation
: type software that may be able to help her.  

One to look at is IPDS, the IBM Personal Dictation System.  Around
$499 for the software, and $499 for the adapter (includes a headset).
The phone number is said to be 1-800-TALK-2-ME, but with IBM
you can never be sure.  Needs OS/2, a fast 486 and 16MB of RAM,
and 60MB or so of disk space.  (IBM recommend a 25 MHz 486 SX,
but a reviewer commented that this was too slow to be practical).
Otherwise well spoken of, but I've not seen comparative reviewws.

For single commands, there's a separate product from IBM, the ICSS
system.  Runs under Windows and OS/2, and uses standard hardware.

Will
cwr@crash.cts.com 
