from

Christopher Stormer
Director of the Language Learning Center
Saint Louis University
Ritter Hall 325
314-977-3644

Hello from SLU:

At St. Louis University we're in the process of deciding on language lab
software-- we think we're down to two choices-- the SANS/Sony Virtuoso Major
and the Sanoko Study 1200.  Both seem remarkably similar in terms of
functionality, but we have a quote from Sanoko that's half the cost of the
SANS/Sony system-- the huge difference in cost gives me pause.

Does anyone have any positive or negative experiences with either of these
products?  Most faculty here are interested primarily in the pairing and
grouping functions, and, of course, ease of use.  We just migrated last Fall
from a cassette-driven Sony LLC-9000 to a computer-based lab and have had a
disastrous experience with eLangLab, which is why we're in the market for
another software solution.

Any warnings, recommendations, or general comments about these systems in
actual use would be extremely helpful.

Thanks,
Chris

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