Donna, Richard has mentioned to me that if you have a case for a laptop PC, you can put your optacon in it instead of using an old optacon leather case. The foam in those old cases dries up, and for Optacon II machines, there isn't any padding in its case. Laptop and notebook PC cases have great protection; the size is usually larger than the optacon, but the padding is really great. Mary to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l 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.