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The "best" is a personal decision for users of adaptive technology. It
allows you to do whatever job it is that you yourself want to do.
dotmakr
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On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Elizabeth Layton wrote:
> Come on, youse guys, tell me which computer equipment is the best
> that's out there now,
> in terms of
> -availability
> -ease of use
> -lowness of price
>
> Y'all are the experts and I really need your advice.
>
> 1. Which is the better reading machine?
> ______Open Book
> ______The Reading Edge
> ______ OMNI 3000
> ______Arkenstone's WYNN.
> Has anybody tried this??? Has anybody HEARD OF this?
> Is this even out yet???
> _____ Other
>
> How does the one you chose work? What are it's requirements?
> (What is its price?)
>
> 2. Which is the best screen reader?
>
> ______JAWS for Windows
> ______ ASAW
> ______other
>
> 3. Which is the best voice input system?
>
> ______Dragon's Naturally speaking
> ______IBMs VIA Voice
> ______other (I've heard Kurzweil is about ready to come out with its
> continuous speech engine. Any skinny on this?)
>
> 4. Which is the best speech synthesizer? Internal or external?
>
> 5. Have you had or heard of problems of interference using both voice
> input and voice output?
> What other problems are awaiting me in trying to configure the most
> wonderful computer in the world that I don't even know about yet?
>
> If you answer this survey directly to me, I promise that I will tally
> all votes and publish the results on the list.
>
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