I tried ViaVoice on the powerbook, but only with the built in mic.
You have to select each time in the control strip the built in
Microphone, because viavoice want to use the external Microphone. It
worked in this way, but it is terribly slowwww. It takes forever
until the typed text comes up and everything is sluggish (I have a
2400c/G3 240Mhz/500k/80MB RAM/10GB HD/Cardbus(!! btw works wonderful
with USB and FireWire card!!)
Iwan
>Briefly,
>I am trying to get viavoice to work on my 240/1 2400c. I cannot
>even get the microphone to work. As you are all aware, the 2400c
>does not have a plaintalk microphone, so the headset that came with
>viavoice wouldn't work. I dug up an old "silver dollar" apple mic,
>but I couldn't get sound to record with that either. The apple help
>window states that I need a usb or plaintalk mic, or a plaintalk
>adapter, a normal mic will not work. My questions are the following.
>
>1. Is an upgraded 240/1 2400c with 80mb just too darn slow, and
>should I give up on this whole stupid attempt. The viavoice package
>says that a 233 G3 should be enough, so I know I am cutting it close.
>
>2. If it is worth a try, how do I get a mic to work in this puppy?
>I assume that I need a plaintalk adapter, how do I get hold of one?
>Are they expensive? Do other alternatives exist?
>
>3. Should the old "silver dollar" mic work, and does the fact that
>it did not work signify a problem with the hardware? I am running
>OS9, if that makes any difference.
>
>Thank you for your attention. As hardware ages and users dwindle,
>it becomes increasingly difficult to get help from retail channels.
>When I walked into a Mac-oriented computer store today with my
>2400c, the kid behind the counter acted as if I was trying to get
>software to run on a rock. It got his attention when I told him
>there was a G3 in it. I can't part with this thing yet, I don't
>have enough cash for a new powerbook and I am not going to be seen
>at work with a gigantic translucent blue toilet seat.
>
>Roy
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