speech to text program

[uriah heep]

On Jan 5, 2008 8:30 PM, D. Michael McIntyre <
michael.mcintyre at rosegardenmusic.com> wrote:

> On Saturday 05 January 2008, Paul S wrote:
> > I don't know anything about them.  Also, there is/was IBM viavoice for
> > linux .. you'll have to google around for info.
>
> Was.  It's unobtanium now.
>
> This thread is a rehash of one we just had on the Ubuntu Studio list.
>  I've
> attached the most helpful response from that thread to this reply.  It was
> from Susan Cragin, and it was a recipe for using Windows software with
> WINE.
>
> It seems like sensible advice, given the experience I had trying to do
> something with Sphinx.
> --
> D. Michael McIntyre
>
> --
> I am considering buying dragon software speech to test.  Unfortunately it
> only works on some Microsoft programs such as word.  I am in a position
> where in I must output enormous quantities of  work by keyboard.
> Unfortunately I am saddled with several learning disabilities/prenatal brain
> damage which results in deficits in motor control which make it impossible
> for me to type rapidly.  If this program works under wine I have no idea at
> this time.  I hope it does but again I do not know.  This sort of thing is
> why I keep my computer a dual boot system.  Perhaps this works under VM but
> I am a newbie and have not got there yet. " I have seen this program work
> well on a p4 3 gigahertz machine with 1 gig memory under win xp.
>
Good Luck
Uriah
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