<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Bryon et al ATHEN-ites,</div><div><br></div><div>Aside from having an internal sound card in the laptop, here are the specs directly from Nuance on what's required. Just double check to make sure the system requirements are met.<br><br>If the laptop has a sound chip rather than an internal soundcard, the student (or you) can get a microphone with a sound booster card built into the headset mic. I think Andrea offers several with a soundcard booster built-in.<br><br>Minimum System Requirements:<br><br> CPU: 2.2 GHz Intel® dual core or equivalent AMD processor<br> Note: SSE2 instruction set required.<br> Processor Cache: 512 KB<br> Memory (RAM):<br> 32-bit: 2 GB for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10 and Windows Server 2012.<br> 64-bit: 4GB for Window 7, 8, 8.1, 10, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012 R2.<br> Free hard disk space: 4GB (8GB for keycard and download installs)<br> Supported Operating Systems:<br> Windows 8 and 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)<br> Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)<br> Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit Editions)<br> Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 or higher (64-bit only Edition)<br> Windows Server 2012<br> DVD-ROM drive (required for DVD installation).<br><br></div><div>Hope this helps!</div><div><br></div><div>Wink<br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Wink Harner<br></div>Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production<br></div>The Foreign Type<br><br></div></div>Portland OR<br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><br>480-984-0034<br><br></div><div>This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .<br></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 6:04 AM Kluesner, Bryon <<a href="mailto:Bryon-Kluesner@utc.edu">Bryon-Kluesner@utc.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have an upcoming meeting with a student who uses an Alienware laptop (I’ve been told it is a gaming computer). Has anyone had any experience with downloading Dragon on such a laptop?<u></u><u></u></p>
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