> Paul Dilley wrote:
> >I saw a newspaper ad from Dixons and they are offering the complete
> >boxed Simply Speaking package for half price. That makes it about
> >stlg40, I think.
>
> Jean Hutchins said:
> Does that include a headset microphone which I understand is available
> with the UKP80-90 packages?
> SEMERC catalogue advert includes headset.
> So does iANSYST.
The picture accompanying the price showed the whole box, so I assume
it does. I can't be more specific as I was glancing at a paper being
read by somebody else on the tube!
HOWEVER......
an article in the Guardian yesterday stated that IBM have dropped the
price of the Simply Speaking package to stlg49.99.
It also referred to a test of the beta version of the continuous
speech input package "Dragon Naturally Speaking". It was
described as sluggish. The intended release date of the British
spelling version is autumn 1997, priced at stlg489 + VAT. The American
version is to be released on June 15th at PC Expo in New York.
Also mentioned the announcement of a new continuous speech system
from IBM - ViaVoice - which is due for release in September. Like the
Dragon it will work on 95 or NT. IBM recommend a P166MMX with 32MB
RAM.
Regards
Paul Dilley, Technical Manager
Computer Centre for People with Disabilities, University of Westminster
** The London & South East Regional Access Centre **
Tel: +44 171 911 5000 Fax: +44 171 911 5162 http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/
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