At 15:38 20/11/97 PST, you wrote: > >I have a student wishing to purchase speech input software because of his >poor manual dexterity. This is my first experience of this kind of software, >so I would value any comments on the most effective systems. There have been many discussions on this topic. Have a look in the archive of dis-forum. We are greatly impressed with Dragon Dictate 'Naturally Speaking'. Does any one have comparative experiences with IBM's 'Via Voice'? David Colven Technical Advisor The ACE Centre Advisory Trust Waynflete Rd. Headington Oxford OX3 8DD see us on http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/acecent/ or http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~ace-cent/ mailto:[log in to unmask] Tel +44 (0)1865 763508 Fax +44 (0)1865 750188 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%