TECHNOLOGY - Feb. 25, 1992

Voice-Activated Macintosh Demonstrated: Apple Computer Inc. has developed a voice-activated computer that recognizes spoken commands and, sometimes, talks back, the company said. Experts who saw the prototype Macintosh praised the leap in technology, but said such sophisticated voice-activated computers won’t reach desktops for years. Among other tasks, the voice-activated Macintosh was able to program a video recorder, pay bills, find a name in an electronic telephone directory and call the number. Once it completed the commanded operation, the Macintosh said it was finished or asked whether the user wanted something else.