[Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction

[Mike Freeman]

Absolutely not! Translation into Braille means the unit would be telling you what it think it sees, not letting you interpret for yourself what the unit sees.

Mike

On Sep 8, 2012, at 17:06, "Chris Nusbaum" <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike and everyone,
> 
> Now, wouldn't it be great if the Optacon was remade with a Braille display
> so you could read what the Optacon was scanning in Braille? This is purely
> hypothetical; I don't even know if it would be possible to do this. But it
> would be very cool if it is possible!
> 
> Chris
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 10:20 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction
> 
> Jasmine:
> 
> The Optacon doesn't actually read anything: you use the Optacon to read
> stuff using your own brain and fingers. Some people can read handwriting;
> others cannot. I never mastered that skill. However, I could read line
> drawings and some maps. Judy Jones has given you a decent description of the
> Optacon.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Jasmine Kotsay
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 3:23 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] devices RE: introduction
> 
> Hi,
>    Until now, I've never heard ofan
> Opticon.  It actually reads handwriting? What actually is an Opticon?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net