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From: stevenf@world.std.com ( )
Subject: Win a Soundblaster with VPC Speech Recognition
Message-ID: <STEVENF.94Mar24163700@world.std.com>
Sender: stevenf@world.std.com ( )
Organization: Voice Processing Corp., Cambridge, MA
Distribution: comp
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 1994 21:37:00 GMT
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I'm reposting this to get the last 250 calls we need.  A winner
should be selected by mid-April.
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   I'm collecting speech data over the telephone for VPC's next 
automatic speech recognition product.  I'm offering a simple deal:
If you call into the system (whole thing takes 2 1/2 minutes) and repeat
a list of prompts, you will be eligible to win a SoundBlaster 16 MCD with
the Voice Assist speech recognizer add-on software.  If you don't want that 
you can get a cellular phone.
   The other thing I'm asking is that you forward this message to friends
so we can get the 750 total calls that we require for training the recognizer.


HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

1.  Call 617/494-0100 between 9-5 EST, Monday-Friday.  (collect calls accepted)
2.  Ask for Ext. 301, but make sure you give the receptionist your
        name and number for the drawing. (if the voice mail answers,
	hang up and try again between 9-5 Eastern time).
3.  The system will prompt you to say a list of about 60 words.  Leave
    a short space after the prompt.  The whole thing should take 2 1/2
    minutes.
4.  You will be asked one question:  what state did you grow up in?
5.  If you get cut off before the end (we've had a bit of flakiness
with the telephony card) try again.
6.  Since this is data for our English recognizer for use in North America,
we prefer only weak foreign accents -- any North American regional accent
will be fine.


To increase your chances of winning, get the whole family to call 
in.  Most of all, please forward this message to five friends.  We
are shooting for 750 callers, so your chances of winning are 
approximately 1:750. 

Good luck and thanks for helping us out.

-Steve


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Steven Feinstein
Voice Processing Corp.
