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IBM VOICE TYPE

IBM Speech Command, Control, Recognition and Dictation.

All for you, and from Big Blue.

The IBM Voice Type Products, Menu:
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_menu.html

Email Tech Assist
talk2me@vnet.ibm.com

Unless otherwise noted, hardware items and delivery charges are not included.
IBM VOICE TYPE DICTATION Version 1.32
Discreet Speech Dictation.
No Command and Control.

Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95.

Requirements:
PC 486/33/8 [or higher], Sound Blaster [16 bit] or IBM Mwave sound Card, and CD Rom.

ALREADY GONE FROM THE IBM SITE

No Demo Download.

Affordable purchase cost under $79.99 [USA].
WHILE THEY LAST
http://www.shoplet.com/software/db/489042.html

CD-Rom and Microphone included.
IBM VOICE TYPE CONTROL [Free]

Discreet and Continuous Speech.

Command and Control for Voice Type Dictation.

Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95.

Requirements:
PC 486/33/8 [or higher], Sound Blaster [16 bit] or IBM Mwave sound Card.

Description:
http://www.software.ibm.com/workgroup/voicetyp/vtprod3.html

Download: [Free].
WHILE THEY LAST
http://www.software.ibm.com/workgroup/voicetyp/vtcust2.html

Free can be a very good price.
IBM VOICE TYPE CONNECTION [v 1.2] FOR NETSCAPE 3.0+

Windows 95 and Netscape 3.+
VoiceType Connection combines IBM's VoiceType Simply Speaking dictation software with Netscape Browsers 3.0+.

A Command, Control, and Dictation Utility for Netscape 3.+.

System Requirements
Processor performance Pentium 100mhz [or faster]. Including: Intel Pentium 90mhz with 256L2 Cache; IBM 6X86-P120; Cyrix 6X86-P120; AMD K5 PR120. 5 additional MB RAM, 11 MB free hard disk space, Microsoft Windows 95 Operating System, a SoundBlaster [16 bit] or Mwave - compatible sound card.

Software required Netscape Navigator 3.0+, and IBM VoiceType Simply Speaking.

IBM Recommended Microphones:

IBM recommends the Andrea Electronics NC50, which is available in the U.S. at hppt://www.andreaelectronics.com or by calling 1-800-707-5779. Mention that you are a VoiceType Connection user and Andrea will give you a discount on the NC50.
IBM Voice Browser For Netscape.

Screen Shots
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/vtconn/netscr.html

Description:
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_prvtc.html

Demo Download: [none]

Low cost purchase under $15.00 [USA].

Included with Simply Speaking purchase from IBM Online Store.
IBM PRODUCT COMPARISON

IBM Simply Speaking and IBM ViaVoice.
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_compa.html
IBM VOICE TYPE SIMPLY SPEAKING

Speech Dictation.

No Voice Command and Control.

Discreet Speech Processing.

Dictates into VoicePad.

No text to speech facility.

Windows 95+ [Only].

Requirements:
Pentium 100+ mhz [minimum]. 16 mg RAM [minimum]. 30meg additional hard disk space. Sound Blaster [16 bit] or Mwave-compatible sound card, CD Rom.

Low cost purchase under $50.00 [USA].
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_ss.html
IBM VOICE TYPE SIMPLY SPEAKING GOLD

Speech Command, Control, and Dictation.

Discreet Speech Processing.

Dictates into MS Word, VoicePad, and direct to Applications.

Windows 95+/NT 4.+.

Requirements:
Pentium 100+ mhz [or higher]. 16 mg RAM for Windows 95+ [or] 32 mg RAM for Windows NT 4.0. CD ROM drive, Sound Blaster [16-bit] [or] IBM Mwave. 36-46 mg hard disk space. High quality, noise canceling microphone included.

Affordable purchase cost under $100.00 [USA].
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_gold.html
IBM VIAVOICE For Windows 95+/NT4.+

Speech Dictation.

Limited Command and Control.

Continuous Speech Processing.

Dictates into MS Word and SpeakPad.

Requirements:
Pentium 166 mhz or 150 mhz with MMX processor. 32 mg RAM for Windows 95 -or- 48 mg RAM for Windows NT 4.0. CD ROM drive, Sound Blaster [16 bit] or IBM Mwave. 100 mg hard disk space.

Affordable purchase under $100.00 [USA].
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_vv.html
IBM VIAVOICE GOLD For Windows 95+/NT4.+

Full Speech Command, Control, and Dictation.

Continuous Speech Processing.

Dictates into MS Word, SpeakPad, and direct into Applications.

Requirements:
Pentium 166 mhz or 150 mhz with MMX processor. 32 mg RAM for Windows 95 -or- 48 mg RAM for Windows NT 4.0. CD ROM drive, Sound Blaster [16 bit] or IBM Mwave. 100 mg hard disk space.

Affordable purchase under $150.00 [USA].
http://www.software.ibm.com/is/voicetype/us_vvg.html

VOICE PILOT - VOICE KEYBOARD

Based on [IBM] Speech Command, Control, and Dictation.

For PC Windows 95+ also IBM OS/2 WARP.
PC 486/66/16 [and higher], sound card,
Voice Pilot Home Page:
http://www.voicepilot.com/

Voice Pilot Introduction:
http://www.voicepilot.com/intro.html

Voice Pilot Product Description:
http://www.voicepilot.com/products.html

Voice Pilot Applications:
http://www.voicepilot.com/apps.html

Voice Pilot Support:
http://www.voicepilot.com/support.html
WHILE THEY LAST

Affordable purchase under $69.99 [USA].
Microphone included.

Purchase From Voice Pilot Information E-mail:
info@voicepilot.com

VERBEX SPEECH SYSTEMS

Speech Command, Control, Dictation, and Communications.

Continuous Speech Processing.

Listen Delux For Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95+.

Requirements:
PC 486/33 [and higher], Sound card.

Products Description:
http://www.verbex.com/consumer.htm

Specifications:
http://www.verbex.com/lfwspec.htm

Features Price Lists:
http://www.verbex.com/lvafam.html

Listen Delux For Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95+

Demo Download [Windows 3.+ Only]: [Free]
http://www.verbex.com/demo.htm

Listen Delux low cost [FTP] registration under $50.00 [USA].
Voice Browser For The Internet.

Voice Command and Control

Demo Download [Free]
http://www.verbex.com/browser.htm

Voice Browser low cost [FTP] registration under $20.00 [USA].
Verbal Advantage Desktop Windows 95

Voice Command and Control

Demo Download [Free]
http://www.verbex.com/aplncher.htm

Verbal Advantage Desktop low cost [FTP] registration under $12.99 [USA].
Listen For Sidekick Windows 95

Voice Command and Control

Demo Download [Free]
http://www.verbex.com/sidekick.htm

Listen For Sidekick low cost [FTP] registration under $25.00 [USA].

DRAGON SYSTEMS - DRAGON DICTATE
CLASSIC AND NATURALLY SPEAKING

Speech Command, Control, and Dictation

The Home Of Dragon Systems Inc.
http://www.dragonsys.com/

Here you find a Dragon for almost any size and system you care to dictate: PCs - MS Dos, MS Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95+, NT.

Classic Edition discreet speech.

Naturally Speaking continuous speech.

Personal, Professional Language and Multi-Lingual speaking vocabularies.
PC Magazine Review [10-110-96]:
DragonDictate for Windows is a fast, accurate speech recognition system that instantly converts what users say into written text on virtually any PC screen. Users can dictate, edit, move, and format text and numbers into virtually any Windows application.
http://www6.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/info.html?fcode=000B1N

PC Dragon Systems Products
http://www.dragonsys.com/klingon/klingon2.html

Dragon Systems Customer Support:
http://www.dragonsys.com/tech-support/index.html

Dragon Systems Download Demos and Price Quotes:
Email Request To sales@dragon.com
Telephone: 617/965-5200
Fax: 617/527-0372

To date the lowest price for Dragon Dictate Classic Edition 3.0 CD Rom is affordable under $100.00 [USA].
http://www.express.net/mistik/oc/dragon.html

[NEW] IMSI VOICE DIRECT

Based on Dragon Dictate Classic Discreet Speech

Voice Direct Standard
PC 486 [and higher], Windows 3.+ through 95+, SoundBlaster card required.
Dictation input to MS Word and Wordperfect [only].
http://www.imsisoft.com/voicedirect/VDrct.html

Voice Direct Professional
PC 486/66/16 [and higher], Windows 95+ and NT, SoundBlaster card required.
Full command, control, and dictation for most Microsoft Windows applications.
http://www.imsisoft.com/voicedirect/vdpro.html

Demo Downloads: [Free].
http://www.imsisoft.com/voicedirect/vdpro.html

Online Purchase:
http://www.imsisoft.com/mall/enter.cfm

Low cost [Standard Version] under $40.00 [USA].
Affordable cost [Professional Version] under $60.00 [USA], microphone headset included.

Email: jfreel@imisoft.com

KURZWEIL VOICE PAD 1.O - [Free].

Speech Command, Control, and Dictation in a Note Pad word processor.

Windows 3.+, and 95+, PCs 486+, sound card and CD Rom.

Voice Pad Introduction:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/default.htm

Description:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/description.htm

Requirements:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/requirements.htm

Features:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/features.htm

FAQs:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/faq.htm

Demo Download: [Free]
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/pcapps/voicepad/prodlit.htm

Product Prices:
http://www.lhs.com/kurzweil/sales/store.htm

Affordable and Low Cost Registration.

Full Product CD Roms:

[NEW] Kurzweil Voice Command for Windows 95/NT $59.95.

Kurzweil Voice Pad for Windows 95 and 3.1x $49.95.

Kurzweil Voice Plus for Windows 95 and 3.1x $99.00.

Kurzweil Voice Pro for Windows 95 and 3.1x $199.00.

VOICE PAD PLATNUM 1.0 CD ROM

Clearance Sale - BRAND UNKNOWN - Limited Vocabularies and Features.

Speech Command, Control, Recognition and Dictation.

Sealessly integrates voice input with the keyboard and mouse, creating a natural and intuitive approach to document creation.

An active vocabulary of 11,500 commonly spoken words.

The ability to add an additional 200 words that are user specific.

Format text, navigate through the application's menus and dialogues.

Change the application settings, preview and print documents using intuitive voice commands.

Requires: Windows 3. 1 or Windows 95, 486, 5 mg ram, 20 mg hard drive space, CD-Rom and sound card.
WHILE THEY LAST
http://www.shoplet.com/cdrom/db/56707.html

Low cost purchase $15.00 [USA], microphone not included.

VOISYS INTERNATIONAL

Speech Command And Control

http://www.voisys.com/products.htm

Voice Power for Windows 95 & NT 4.0
Complete Hands Free control of your Computer.
http://www.voisys.com/VP4WIN.htm

Voice Power for Internet Browsing
Hands Free Voice controlled Browsing
http://www.voisys.com/vp4brws.htm

Voice Power for PowerPoint
Voice activation system for Microsoft PowerPoint
http://www.voisys.com/vp4ppt.htm

General Information:
Email to: info@voisys.com
Sales: sales@voisys.com
Customer Support: tech_support@voisys.com
Telephone: 978-667-8145
FAX: 978-667-8561

Affordable cost [for all three applications] under $100.00 [USA].

CREATIVE LABs VOICE ASSIST

Description: VoiceAssist is a speech recognition program which empowers users to navigate the Windows environment and run Windows applications using voice commands. By simply running VoiceAssist in the background, users can use voice commands to control virtually any Windows application. VoiceAssist's context-sensitivity keeps the current application's commands in memory at all times. Each application can now have up to 992 custom, user-defined, commands. VoiceAssist supports multiple users, each having their own command sets.

Creative MultiMedia Tools

Demo Download [Free].
http://creative-ok.creaf.com/sound/demo/vassist.html

To Order: Creative VoiceAssist - W/Microp Window / Dsk3 / 1 lbs.
http://www.pdiint.com/computers/gig/creative_labs_inc.htm

Low cost purchase price under $30.00 [USA].

INCUBE [IN3]

Speech Command and Control.

In Cube is now JAWS compatible.

In Cube For Windows 95+, and NT4.+.

Description and Download [Free].
http://www.commandcorp.com/cci/win95.html

Email Access
in3@commandcorp.com

Low cost registration under $50.00 [USA].

INTERACTI-VOICE SYSTEMS

Windows Desktop Voice Command and Control.

System Requirements
English version of Windows 95 and NT 4.0. Pentium processor or better. System memory 12mb RAM, [More required for large address books]. SoundBlaster-compatible sound card and microphone. Dialing requirements TAPI-compliant modem
http://www.realizesoftware.com/iv_reqs.htm

Overview
http://www.realizesoftware.com/iv_overview.htm

Features
http://www.realizesoftware.com/iv_features.htm

Download [Free]
http://www.realizesoftware.com/register.htm

Order
https://secure.wavi.com/realize/secureorder.htm

Low cost registration price under $40.00 [USA].

ELBEE SYSTEMS INC.

Speech Command and Control.

Voice Engine

PCs 286, 386, 486, and Pentium, running Windows.
http://www.best.com/%7Eebsc/

Demo Download [Free]
http://www.best.com/~ebsc/ftp.shtml

Low cost online registration under $10.00 [USA].

WHISPER FROM MICROSOFT RESEARCH [Free]

Speech Command, Control, Recognition and Dictation.

PC 486/33 [and higher], Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95+, and SoundBlaster Sound Card.

All you need is here SDK, API, TTS, etc.

On line FAQs and Newsgroups to Do -It- Yourself.

Free can be a very good price.

[See: Whistler Text -To- Speech Synthesizer].

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