PowerBook 5300 & 2300: Is Speech Recognition Supported?

TOPIC

Can I use PlainTalk Speech Recognition or Text-to-Speech software on my PowerBook 5300 or 2300c?

DISCUSSION

PlainTalk

PlainTalk Speech Recognition will work with a PowerBook 5300 or 2300 series computer if you install PlainTalk version 1.4.1 and the English Speech Recognition system extension version 1.5.

NOTE: You can only use Speech Recognition with the built-in microphone of the PowerBook 5300 and 2300 series, not with an external microphone. Speech Recognition cannot be used with a PowerBook 2300 series computer in a Duo docking station because the dock does not support 16-bit sound.

Follow these steps to install PlainTalk:

Step 1

Download the PlainTalk software from the Web at the following URL:

http://speech.apple.com/speech/ptk/ptk.html

Step 2

Install PlainTalk 1.4.1 (English Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech).

Step 3

Replace the Speech Recognition extension 1.4.1 with version 1.5.

Text-to-Speech

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