Catherine: Whether or not a newly developed optacon ever comes out of what you've done, the fact that more optacons will remain useful is a real blessing to those of us who still use them. I no longer use mine to read long documents but I have used them to read displays that I couldn't read any other way, to read cans and bottles that would be tough at best for a scanner and to read music and circuit diagrams and I'd miss them quite a bit if I had to give them up, so congratulations for sticking with it. Gail 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.