System Requirements

Kurzweil 1000 requires a TWAIN or WIA-compatible flatbed scanner, and a computer that meets or exceeds the system requirements listed below:

• Processor: 500 MHz Intel® Pentium® III or faster. If using VoiceText TTS, 700 MHz Pentium II or faster required.
• Memory: 128 MB, 256 MB for VoiceText.
• Hard Disk Space: 500 MB and an additional 625 MB if using VoiceText.
• Sound Card: Sound Blaster® compatible sound card with speakers.
• CD-ROM drive, full-size keyboard and/or 17-button keypad.
• Floppy Disk Drive (for DECtalk® option).
• For Audio File Creation: MP3 encoder and/or media player.
• MP3 File Playback on Other Devices: MP3 player capable of playing multiple sampling rates.
• Operating System: Windows® 98 SE, 2000, ME®, XP® or Vista™ operating systems. (Please note—significant Kurzweil 1000 features are likely to be unavailable on Windows® 98 SE and Windows® ME.)

Kurzweil 1000 does not currently support thin-client based environments as it was not designed for some of the special requirements of these systems.