Requirements

WordQ 2

To install and use WordQ 2, you need:

• A Windows® PC with 500 MHz or higher processor speed
• Windows® 98, Me, NT (SP6+), 2000, or XP
• 128 MB RAM or more (256+ MB preferred with installation of high quality speech)
• 200 MB+ of available hard-disk space
• Sound card and speakers or a headset

SpeakQ

To install and use the SpeakQ plug-in, you need:

• WordQ 2 software pre-installed
• A Windows PC with 1 GHz or higher processor speed
• (2+ GHz preferred)
• Windows® Me, NT (SP 6+), 2000, or XP (NOTE: Win 98 is not supported)
• 512+ MB RAM
• 200 MB+ of available hard-disk space
• Sound card, noise-canceling microphone (headset or desktop), and headset or desktop speakers.

Network and single station requirements/hardware configuration

WordQ/SpeakQ has been designed for individual workstations with single or multiple users. That is, only one user may run a single installation at a time. However, that copy of WordQ/SpeakQ may open and run more than one user vocabulary file. There are no limits on the number of user vocabulary files used with one WordQ/SpeakQ installation.

WordQ/SpeakQ may be installed directly on an individual workstation or it may be installed on a network with an installation in each user’s network workspace (User drive). Thus, many simultaneous users may be served with multiple WordQ installations on a network. On a network, the System Administrator must install WordQ.  Users must be given full read and write privileges within the WordQ subdirectory.

WordQ v2.2 and SpeakQ v1.2 may installed with network supported where WordQ/SpeakQ are installed as part of a master image on a workstation that is locked down with DeepFreeze or similar program. In this situation, all user files (word prediction and speech recognition) are saved on remote server in each user’s network workspace (User drive). See FAQ WordQ v2.2 and SpeakQ v1.2 Network Installation.

Sound cards

Any sound card may be used, although cards that support multiple output channels are required if other software is used that fully occupies a sound channel (e.g., RealPlayer). Competing sound applications must be turned off while using WordQ with single-channel sound cards. External speakers may be used, but headphones are suggested for classroom use. Text-to-speech voices are included with a telephone frequency range suitable for lower quality headsets.