An Uninvited Visitor

By Mario V. Farina

Many who write may be using old-fashioned methods. The typewriter beats handwriting; that's for sure. Does dictation to a language recognition program represent an even better method? This article shows a story as it was originally created, then as dictated to a language recognition program, Dragon Naturally Speaking. These programs are not perfect. An author needs to read what the program has done. This article shows an original story as it was actually published and a dictation effort that was made in order to reproduce the original story. The original story is shown first, then the dictated version. (The dictated program includes half a dozen, or so, punctuation marks not included in the original published story.)

• Language: English
• Publisher: Mario V. Farina
• Release date: Nov 2, 2019
• ISBN: 9780463252017

Mario V. Farina

Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor ([e-mail]).

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An Uninvited Visitor

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Introduction: Many who write may be using old-fashioned methods. The typewriter beats handwriting; that's for sure. Does dictation to a language recognition program an even better method? This article, shows a story as it was originally created, then as dictated to a language