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The following table compares the results of reading a passage into different versions of Windows and having the text sent to the current supported version of Microsoft Word. The same passage from the first test in 2001 was repeated with Vista, although due to space limitations, only a representative portion of the results is reproduced here. Bold shows where recognition failed and the text had to be manually corrected.
The computer running Windows XP (2001) was a Toshiba Satellite with a Pentium III processor and 512 MB of RAM. The desktop computer running Vista RC1 is a Dell Precision 450 with a Xeon processor and 1 GB of RAM. The mobile computer running Windows Vista RC1 is an Acer TravelMate 200C with a Centrino processor and 512 MB of RAM. Since all tests were done with the same microphone (headset), ambient noise, and pretest training of the software, the availability of computer processing power appears to factor into the successful interpretation of speech.
Windows XP (2001) Laptop
Vista RC 1 (2006) Desktop
Vista RC 1 (2006) Mobile
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