List, Dragon Speak does require a large amount of RAM and does require a good deal of time to gain recognition. As someone mentioned it requires you to add your own dictionary of terms outside of the normal. I can vouch for its being able to learn technical terms related to whatever your endeavor is. It learned words like verdiepingh, anchorbeam, purlin and trunnel. However it is only about 90% accurate on a good day. If you have a cold or do not get the mike in the correct position it will ask you to repeat the word or will get it wrong. All that being said I thought the question was in regard to a digital recorder that would transfer to word processing. You might need more than $500.00 for that device. I haven't tried to teach my Dragon Speak to listen to my digital recorder but it is a thought. Rolland Miner Director New World Dutch Barn Survey 2000 E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.nwdb2000.org E-list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NewWorldDutchBarns