Dragon NaturallySpeaking Pro 3.5 Voice Recognition Wasn't Always This Cool Paul Jones
I remember the first time I tried voice recognition software. It was sometime in 1997 when I read on the Internet that a prominent software company was making its speech recognition software available for download. It was a beta edition and the download was near 50 MB. After an overnight downloading session on a 14.4 K modem I excitedly installed and ran the software. After setting up the sound and going through a short voice training session, I attempted to dictate a short note.
What I said, with a long pause between words: Don't forget to send the CDs to Shane before Friday.
What appeared in the word processor: .,. forget to send .. , seeds to , . shame befall ., Friday.
Needless to say, I was unimpressed. That's why I was doubtful when the package came in the mail from Dragon Systems, Inc. But as you'll read here, my doubts were unfounded.
