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product. As a quadriplegic with zero use of my hands I require the
complete functionality of DDWin to use a computer.
My particular neurological ailment involves a good amount of chronic
pain. There are times when this flares up thus making continuous
speech recognition nearly impossible. During these periods
DragonDictate usually continues to recognize me.
Thanks.
On Thu, 18 Jun 1998 11:13:01 -0500, Ted Kempster <Ted@@dragonsys.com>
wrote:
>This may be a case of confusing terms (i.e. "support"), but I just
>want to clarify that Dragon Systems Technical Support remains
>dedicated to providing *Technical* Support for our products until
>six months after we ship our last unit of a given product. As
>DragonDictate for Windows version 3.02 continues to ship with
>the Professional Edition of NaturallySpeaking 3.01, we will
>continue to support both of these products.
>
>If you are referring to the further development and/or marketing of
>discrete products, I cannot comment in this direction but fully
>understand the implications you're stating and will be sure to
>add it to our customer feedback database which is reviewed at
>the highest levels of our company.
>
>Cheers,
>--Ted Kempster
>--Dragon Tech Support
>(Dictated by NaturallySpeaking)
>
>>>> Begin Enclosure >>>
>From: gNAt <jjohnst@@tezcat.com>
>Date: Wed, 17 Jun 98 21:16:20 -0600
>Subject: In defense of the discrete...
>
> I am really sorry to hear that Dragon Systems is discontinuing
>support of discrete speech. Although I realize it is outdated
>technology, it certainly still has its uses.
>
> First of all, are those people who just can't afford a system
>capable of running continuous speech. I realize even discrete
>speech can be expensive, but it can't really be compared to the
>cost of a new system. Many school districts are certainly in this
>category.
>
> Also there are those of us with disabilities, also many many
>times in the above category, who might even find discrete
>speech more useful or find continuous speech something of an
>overkill. The ability to speak continuously obviously depends
>heavily on the ability to speak continuously in the first place. I am
>not sure I would be unable to use continuous speech, but I am
>definitely seeing a marked difference in my ability to find the
>correct word in a reliable way. Since I have a learning disability
>which affects my ability to find words when I need them, a little
>pause never hurts!
>
> Any comments anyone?
>
>- --gNAt
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