Without actually meaning to start this thread, the replies it received on and off-list have accounted so far for forty-five Optacons in the possession of 19 people. It doesn't take much math to see that the average number of Optacons per person is just over two. I'm placing these replies in a file called howmany. Maybe it is worthwhile from the development and preservation point of view to find out how many machines are being used. Amazing! 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.