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> I seem to be missing something here. As long as a computer has enough CPU
> power and has a good sound card, how can it NOT be compatible with DD or
> Nat Spk??? Surely a P-II 233 (all P-IIs have MMX) is not only adequate,
> but overkill? As I understand it, the "Dragon compatibility list" is just
> a list of hardware that Dragon has tested. Just because they haven't
> tested a system doesn't mean that it won't work. Or am I missing something?
That's right. But it doesn't mean it _will_ work either! -- it _might_
work.
CPU speed isn't a compatibility issue: the question is whether
the CPU meets -- preferably it would exceed -- Dragon's minimum
requirements.
CPU type: PII is the answer, yes, because it has MMX anyway
and is vaguely future-proof, sort-of...
With sound cards, "compatibility" _is_ an issue.
If you're going to get something that isn't on the Dragon List --
or even one that is -- it's best to find people who use it with
Dragon products and are happy with it, preferably people whose
expertise you already know about.
(No, a PII 233 is not overkill -- even plus lots of ram
and a reasonably large hard disk, it is not overkill. I have 266
and that isn't _overkill_.)
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> At 05:09 AM 7/6/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >It did!?! The voice file was created using my good
> >computer. This is the Dell Inspiron that is on
> >Dragon Dictate's certified compatibility list. I
> >paid about $3,500 for it. I have until the 20th
> >of July to return it if I decide that I don't want
> >it. If I return it, all I lose is my shipping fee
> >of 25 dollars. Unfortunately, I don't have any
> >more money to spend. This is a 266 MHz MMX Intel
> >Pentium II with 144 MB of RAM, 56 K. modem,
> >Windows 98,XGA 14 inch monitor, a three-year on
> >cite warranty, Microsoft Small Business, 32 X CD
> >ROM, and a floppy drive. I looked into the
> >possibility of getting a PCmint, but after the
> >warranty, operating system and modem were added,
> >the price was much higher. Additionally, the
> >technical support hours would have been difficult
> >for me to access since I live on the West Coast.
> >My goal was to get the best laptop for voice
> >activation that I could for my money. I had
> >already been through the nightmare of having a
> >computer that was not compatible with Dragon
> >Dictate and not on their certified list. I'm
> >still trying to get the vendor to take it back
> >since he represented to Vocational Rehabilitation
> >division and myself that it was fully compatible
> >with Dragon Dictate. My recognition is even worse
> >on that computer. However, if I can get an
> >equivalent machine for about the same amount of
> >money that works with Dragon Dictate, I am willing
> >to try a different computer. But, I need some
> >input quickly because I need to return the
> >computer. Now what?!
> >
> >I did a test to quantify my accuracy rate. I
> >dictated some introductory text from one of my
> >law books. I had a total word count of 410 (after
> >subtracting out the words that I put in my
> >document to show what the computer should have
> >said). My document had 69 errors. By my
> >calculation, that is an accuracy rate of about 83
> >percent. That is about the highest that I have
> >ever gotten.
> >
> >Mary
> >
>
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Typing by Dragon Systems Software.................Opinions mine
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