Larry, It's always so encouraging to hear about people who now can use their optacons due to excellent repair services. I am so glad you're able to use your machine again; but it also makes me think of those who can't use a machine because they currently don't have one. Let's hope that some machines still remain to be found and repaired and given or sold to those people who desperately need optacons. As you know, once you start using an optacon and it becomes part of your life, it's terrible living without it. Mary 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.