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New Users, New to Speech Recognition | Speech Recognition Hints | Release 7 Hints
Listed below are primarily hints specific to Release 6, though several apply to Release 7 as well.
These hints are intended for users of Dragon NaturallySpeaking Release 6.0 and 6.1. My best hint for Release 6 users is to change software! Upgrade to Release 7, 8, or 9 if your machine will support them. Or, downgrade to Release 5 (or 3.5) if your machine won't support Release 7. This was the buggiest release in NaturallySpeaking history. 6.1 was a little better than 6.0.
Recommendations when Release 6 was current were for professionals planning to dictate at least 15 minutes per day who are acquiring a new system, the choice today is simple. Get (almost) the fastest system you can. On a notebook, that means roughly 2GHz. On a desktop, 2.5GHz. For a budget system, concentrate on adequate RAM (256-512MB) then get a 1GHz+ CPU. A 600MHz+ CPU will run the software.
See the Main Hints page for Vocabulary and Phrase Lists Hints.
See the Main Hints page for Special Characters and Phrase Lists Hints.
See the Main Hints page for Vocabulary Builder Hints.
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