IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE FEASIBILITY OF COMPUTER ASSISTED TRANSCRIPTION HAS BEEN PROVED BOTH IN THEORY AND PRACTICE. THE COURT REPORTER WHO IS INTERESTED IN USING A COMPUTER TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE MUST BE A MACHINE SHORTHAND REPORTER. A COMPUTER CANNOT TRANSLATE MANUAL SHORTHAND. THE FIRST STEP FOR THE REPORTER IS TO PURCHASE A MODIFIED STENOTYPE MACHINE TO WHICH HAS BEEN ADDED AN ELECTRONICS PACKAGE CONNECTED TO A MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDER WHICH RECORDS STENOTYPE IMPRINTS IN DIGITAL CODE. SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED ON TUNING, TRAINING, EDITING FIRST RUN TRANSCRIPTS, AND SERVICE OPTIONS.