[Electronics-Talk] Optacons

Thu Sep 19 12:36:07 UTC 2024

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with the word subscribe as the subject.
Tracy

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From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2024 12:11 AM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Optacons

How can someone subscribe to the list?

Thanks and much appreciated!

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From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, September 17, 2024 7:47 AM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Optacons

I'm part of a list for Optacon users, and I've sent your message to them.  If you don't want to send it to Richard Oehm, there's probably another person who will happily take it.
Tracy

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From: Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Georgia Kitchen via Electronics-Talk
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 11:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Optacons

Hi, my name is Georgia. I'm often giving given things when blind people die and I do have a Opticon. I've never turned it on. I don't even know if I know how to turn it on but at any rate if you're interested in it, give me a call and somehow we'll figure out how to get it to you. I probably can mail it free matter. It's got the leather case the little thing that you practice so you go straight on the line and so forth I've never used it. I sure like to get rid of it. I've got Marie of health problems and including cancer so if I can get off my hands, it would be a good thing thank you bye

Georgia Kitchen
Genesee County Chapter National Federation of the Blind NFB-Newsline

On Mon, Sep 16, 2024 at 7:57 PM Amanda Lee via Electronics-Talk < electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> I so wish I had a working optacon.
>
> Despite AI, OCR on a cellphone, or laptop, Despite Aira, Be My Eyes 
> and all of that! There are still uses for an Optacon, which I haven't 
> found anywhere.
>
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> Of Nadja Oeberg via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 7:39 PM
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> Cc: Nadja Oeberg <leyeshprintse at icloud.com>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] Optacons
>
> BS’D
>
> Hi,
>
> I heard about the optacons around 10 years ago by some Blind friends 
> who are a generation older than me and it sounded like a dream aid for 
> me as a book lover. Anyone is willing to shortly redescribe how the optacon works?
> Thank you!
>
> לשלום,
> Leye-Shprintse Teller
> Brooklyn (N.Y.), U.S.
> +1 (929) 977-8890
> leyeshprintse at icloud.com
> Www.Leyeshprintse.Com
>
> Sent From My iPhone 14
>
> > On Sep 16, 2024, at 6:34 PM, Tom Lange via Electronics-Talk <
> electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have several Optacons in my closet that haven't been used in many
> years.
> > With Open Book, PictureSmart and the various scanning apps that I 
> > have on my iPhone, I doubt that I'll ever use the Optacons again 
> > even if I
> wanted to.
> > The batteries won't take a charge anymore, and there may be one in 
> > the bunch that took a static charge to the tactile array. There used 
> > to be a guy out here in Los Angeles, Leo Drell,  who used to 
> > refurbish Optacons, but I seem to recall hearing somewhere that he's 
> > no longer doing that. Does anyone know of someone who is 
> > refurbishing them these days?  Perhaps I can get in touch with him 
> > and see if he'd like these
> old units for parts.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tom
> >
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