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- From: verket@venice.sedd.trw.com (Paul B. Verket)
- Subject: Re: Simon Says
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 15:42:02 GMT
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- mmelling@Trirex.com (Michael Mellinger) writes:
- : I'm considering buying Simon Says, and I would like to hear from some
- : people who have used it for some time. Did the product meet your
- : expectations? In practice does it recognize what you have to say >95% of
- : the time. My only experience with it was with a demo version in a noisy
- : computer lab, and it didn't work very well. Is version 1.1 much of an
- : improvement? In short, is it worth the money?
-
- I use 1.1 with a headset mic and it's a big improvement from 1.0. The
- recognition rate is very good, 95% sounds about right.
-
- On the plus side, it's the best dock extender you'll ever get. You may find
- that you're more comfortable with a messier desktop since a single word
- to Simon can pull up a buried window. It's great for emacs commands
- esp. with our limited keyboard.
-
- On the minus, if you have to talk to others intermittantly (as in a lab
- setting), having Simon cover up (or turn off by going to training mode)
- is a pain. (Even in 1.1)
-
- Don't forget to add in the Mic cost to the worth the money question. I'd
- buy it again.
-
- Paul Verket (NeXTmail ok)
-