Willard McCarty <MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca> (02/09/90)
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1025. Thursday, 8 Feb 1990. Date: Thu, 08 Feb 90 10:05:12 -0800 From: Malcolm Brown <mbb@jessica.Stanford.EDU> Subject: Although I have not used the Logitech system that Richard Kidder mentions, it general one does well to be quite suspicious of the vendor's claims. There can be no substitute for an extended trial with the system to see if really will meet your needs. Most vendors make it seem as if their system makes only occasional mistakes. Ridiculous! Even if a recognition system achieves 99% accuracy, that still means 20 errors per 2,000 bytes. That's alot of cleanup work! A vendor may cite 98% accuracy as "very high" --- indeed, 98% correctness may earn a student an A+ on a test, but for text entry it's alot of work. test thoroughly before purchasing!! Malcolm Brown Stanford