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Using PDAs for Dictation?
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Just because you have 300 mhz doesn't mean it can do the same as a notebook computer. The CPU on a notebook has additional instructions (floating point arthithmetec), and more importantly it has additional chipset that support the main processor.
Most PDA's use Risc processors ie in Palms. The current algrithems use a lot of floating point instuctions, the RISC processors do not have floating point.
Most computers have multimeadia chipsets that are in addition to the main processor that most of you are thinking of.
You mention only a few companies that have voice reconigtion but there are many more but not on the market now.
One of them to watch is Apple it has had voice reconignition but not doing alot of new products with it.
Dragon for Newton is the one I still use that takes simple words and does instructions but the Newton is not sold any more. The Newton is I think 100mhz.
The Zarus should be able to do it with Linux.
I think we will just have to wait. Microsoft will probably not do it because it has not show to be a money maker.
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Just because you have 300 mhz doesn't mean it can do the same as a notebook computer. The CPU on a notebook has additional instructions (floating point arthithmetec), and more importantly it has additional chipset that support the main processor. Most PDA's use Risc processors ie in Palms. The current algrithems use a lot of floating point instuctions, the RISC processors do not have floating point. Most computers have multimeadia chipsets that are in addition to the main processor that most of you are thinking of. You mention only a few companies that have voice reconigtion but there are many more but not on the market now. One of them to watch is Apple it has had voice reconignition but not doing alot of new products with it. Dragon for Newton is the one I still use that takes simple words and does instructions but the Newton is not sold any more. The Newton is I think 100mhz. The Zarus should be able to do it with Linux. I think we will just have to wait. Microsoft will probably not do it because it has not show to be a money maker.