What sort of sound card do you have and how much RAM. I have voice pad and
it wors much better with the 64Mb on my main mchine (which has a slower
processor) than it does on my laptop with 32Mb. I tried to install it on a
friends machine as a demo, (generic 16bit sound card) and it would not work
at all, despite 64Mb. I think the spec required is P133+, 64Mb RAM and 100%
soundblaster compatible.
Trefor
Dr Trefor Roscoe
GP Beighton Health Centre
Queens Road, Beighton Sheffield S20 5JX
Tel;0114 269 5061 Fax;0114 269 7186
GP Tutor Informatics - N Trent
http://www.medical-legal.co.uk
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Apps
Sent: 02 June 1998 23:01
To: gp-uk
Subject: Voice dictation software
I've been asked to review Via voice Gold with the extra healthcare vocab. I
may be doing something wrong, but unless there is almost absolute silence
(except for me prattling away!) it don't work too well. Lots of garbage
with the occasional intended result. I've adjusted the mic every which way
and successfully completed the enrollment several times (screw alice in
wonderland), so the problem is a bit of a mystery. Is it just that the
software is still a bit primitive or is it me? There is no way I could use
this at the surgery with all the background noise. It also really slows
down Word if you load the facility to dictate straight into Word. I had
this vision of dictating & saving referrals which could then be tidied up
by the secretary and sent. Comments and thoughts please.
Thanks
Dr John Apps
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