Millennium Edition - Macintosh

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   Minimum System Requirements

ViaVoice and its files should not be compressed with disk compression utilities. Additional RAM and faster processor can improve performance.

USB Microphone Support

The UK English version of ViaVoice for Mac already contains support for USB microphones (required for the i-Book and Mac Cubes). Users of these systems are recommended to purchase IBM ViaVoice for Mac (USB Microphone Edition) that includes a USB microphone - see its product pages for system requirements.

iMac™, Power Mac™ G3 and G4, PowerBook® G3*
Mac® OS 8.5.1, 8.6, and 9.0
233 MHz processing speed
64 MB RAM
300 MB available hard disk space
CD-ROM drive
Audio input jack compatible with Andrea NC-71 microphone
  *(Power Mac G3 and PowerBook G3 systems introduced August 1998 or later)

  Available with the product:
Lightweight, noise canceling microphone
Software on CD-ROM
Command Reference Card
Comprehensive User's Guide.
Customer Registration Card

If you do want to purchase your own USB microphone then you will need Mac OS 9.0.4. Currently the only USB microphone tested and supported with ViaVoice for Mac is the Telex H-531 (date code at least 0013)

An up-to-date list of supported microphones can be found at: www.ibm.com/software/speech/support/testvvmac.html

Instructions for implementing a USB microphone can be found at: www.ibm.com/software/speech/support/us_macusb.html