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- From: todd@liveware.com
- Subject: Re: Simon Says
- Message-ID: <1992Sep4.201215.6982@liveware.com>
- Keywords: Worth the Money Big Time
- Sender: todd@liveware.com
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- Organization: Liveware Corporation Fort Collins, CO. USA.
- References: <1992Sep4.154202.6885@venice.sedd.trw.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 20:12:15 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In article <1992Sep4.154202.6885@venice.sedd.trw.com>
- verket@venice.sedd.trw.com (Paul B. Verket) writes:
- > 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)
-
- With the new level of accuracy and using a mic it is well worth
- the money. You can order Simon Says from Greg Cockroft at
- Agog Systems (the makers of Simon Says and Squash!) by emailing
- Greg at <greg@agog.com>... Again, well worth the money.
-
- Todd Nathan
- Liveware Corporation
-
- <include disclaimer.h>
- // I or my employer are not affiliated with Agog or NeXT.
-