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[Bill Cox]

On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 6:24 PM, William Hubbs <w.d.hubbs at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm afraid that eventually it will not work at all and there will be no
> option but to get away from it.

If we can run Windows binaries with Wine, we can run 32-bit Linux
Eloquence/Outloud for at least a decade.

In 1996, I blew out my ulnar nerves in both elbows, which is similar
to corpal tunnel, except with better recovery odds.  For three years,
I programmed by voice recognition.  The first day I looked into it, a
great little program was available - Dragon Dictate.  Developed for
the disabled, it was just what I needed.  11 years later, do you know
what the best program for those who can't type is?  They might push
Dragon Naturally Speaking or some variant, but they never beat Dragon
Dictate.  Once these companies expand into the general market, they
never do anything of use again for the disabled.

That's how it will be for high-speed voices on Linux.  First, we're a
small group because we're Linux.  Then, we're smaller because of the
visual issues.  Once apon a time, IBM cared enough to make Outloud
available to us, but I don't think we can count on that again.  We may
need to carry this 32-bit binary for many years to come.  Fortunately,
it's still almost state-of-the-art.  Eloquence on Windows is the only
thing better, and not by much.

Bill