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   From: joe_f@verizon.net   
      
   Martha Bridegam  writes:   
      
   > It's a real brand name for dictation software. I just saw it   
   > advertised in *California Lawyer*. Wonder if the Orwell estate   
   > knows?   
   >   
   > http://www.speakwrite.com/web/   
      
   Weirdly, however, what they are selling is not speakwrites in Orwell's   
   sense.  I suppose they use some voice recognition software to ease the   
   task, but essentially they are offering a throwback to the old-time   
   secretarial pool.   
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