Cindy, You might try calling again and saying that there is a donation program for used and non-working Optacons initiated by the Optacon Users. Ask them if they would care to get rid of the Optacons they have. Explain that it is a private initiative. The machines are being forwraded first to authorized repairers and then laced with those persons who still use Optacons or who would like to learn to use them. It's worth a try. Catherine ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Catherine Thomas braille@xxxxxxxxx / ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.