Freedom Scientific quit repairing optacons at least ten years ago. Mine was one of the last ones they fixed. I noticed on their web site, shortly before they ceased repair work, that they said they had fixed about 60 machines. Mary Emerson E-mail: maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype name: mkemerson Podcast web site: http://www.emerson.libsyn.com Podcast feed: emerson.libsyn.com/rss 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.