Claims by manufacturers that their products are "compatible" is often
simply a sales pitch. If there are performance problems as you describe,
then the technology is, by definition, not "compatible". Compatibility is,
in any case, the wrong word. We are not talking about the board/chips being
compatible with SoundBlaster technology but about them being "technically
equivalent".
The answer to your question is that they cannot make such a claim of
compatibility but, as ever, the computer industry has no proper policing of
such claims. "SoundBlaster compatibility" is in any case not an official
measure.
With kind regards
Dr Peter S Kelway
Words Worldwide Limited
e-mail: md@keyspell.com
web: www.keyspell.com
tel: 07980-177390
fax: 01661-822777
----- Original Message -----
From: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
To: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2001 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: "SoundBlaster compatible"
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "no list serve messages with this subject
> heading.."
>
> Anyway, what I am referring to is standard sound systems that ship with
> computer manufacturers. For example ESS, AC '97 and SoundMax. I
believe
> that these are two chip sound systems that are integrated "on the board."
> Manufacturers claim that these are "Sound Blaster compatible" but our
> experience has been that they provide inferior results when it comes to
> speech recognition as opposed to using a PCI Sound Blaster card.
>
> My question is, how can they claim to be "Sound Blaster compatible" if
they
> don't provide the same performance as a true Sound Blaster card? I hope
> this makes sense.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Mark Loeffler
> Assistive Technology Engineer
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org [mailto:spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org]
> Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 2:35 PM
> To: spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org
> Subject: Re: "SoundBlaster compatible"
>
>
> What is this referring to, please? And who are you? I have no list serve
> messages with this subject heading.
>
> With kind regards
>
> Dr Peter S Kelway
> Words Worldwide Limited
>
> e-mail: md@keyspell.com
> web: www.keyspell.com
> tel: 07980-177390
> fax: 01661-822777
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> To: <spk2wrt@phoenix.edc.org>
> Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 9:35 PM
> Subject: "SoundBlaster compatible"
>
>
> >
> > What exactly does this mean? If this true then any "Sound Blaster
> > compatible" sound card should work with NaturallySpeaking. Correct? I
> > don't
> > think so. :)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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