The first "Dragon Dictate" versions were DOS based. Superb performance for their time - utterly eclipsed by current offerings. They initially used a special IBM DSP sound card . The software was very expensive but if you can find a used version it would be of no commercial value given current alternatives and costs. Russell McMahon _____________________________ > Hi all. I've got an older pentium 60 based computer that's sitting > mostly idle. I think it would be cool to experiment with it with some > voice recognition. For stability, I'd like to stay away from windows if > possible. Has anyone seen anything DOS based, and preferably cheap/free? > I searched the archives, but most of the data is about using a PIC for > recognition (BTW did anyone ever get that working?), or some windows > based software. Any help would be appreciated! > > Thanks, > > Josh Koffman > > -- > http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! > email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body > > > -- http://www.piclist.com#nomail Going offline? Don't AutoReply us! email listserv@mitvma.mit.edu with SET PICList DIGEST in the body