[nfbwatlk] Fw: Information about the Optacon

[Albert Sanchez]

Hey Mike!
Thanks for the information on the Optacon! How do I subscribe to that list? 
A.S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 3:41 PM
Subject: [nfbwatlk] Fw: Information about the Optacon


> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Rachel (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)"
> <rachel720 at MINDSPRING.COM>
> To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:57 AM
> Subject: [napub] Information about the Optacon
>
>
> I'm forwarding from the Optacon list.
>
>
> OPTACON USERS UNITE TO PRESERVE VALUABLE READING DEVICE
>       The Optacon user list would like to share the following
> information with all current and former Optacon users.
>       1. The Optacons can still be repaired. There are repairers
> located in the U.S., Canada, England and Australia.
>       2. We are seeking all non-working or unused Optacons. These
> will be repaired and put back into circulation.
>       3. We invite all current Optacon users to fill out a brief
> survey describing their experiences both negative and positive.
>       4. If we can collect enough survey data, there is a possibility
> of
> re-developing the Optacon with modern circuitry to read some of
> the types of modern displays which other devices cannot read at this
> time.
>       5. There is a very active Optacon e-list where users share
> experiences and make plans for the future of the Optacon.
>       IF YOU WOULD LIKE INFORMATION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE OR HAVE ANY
> QUESTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL
> braille at panix.com
> . Thank you.
> WHAT IS AN OPTACON?
>       Invented in the early 1970's, the Optacon uses a hand-held camera
> to explore a print document and convert the picture of what it
> finds onto a small tactile array composed of vibrating pins. The
> tactile picture is very tiny--about the size of a standard print letter
> or number. With practice, the user can move the camera over the printed
> material and read the images on the tactile array. The Optacon was
> manufactured until the early 1990's.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -Catherine Thomas
> braille at panix.com
>                      /
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