Nick, I have an extra soft pack which I would be pleased to send you. The inside has held up without any damage, and I seldom used the case. I thought I had two cases, but cannot find the second one because I put it somewhere safe. If I can find the one which is in that safe place, I would be happy to send both. I would want to send the case(s) via UPS so wouldn't mind if you wanted to contribute to the shipping cost, but that's not a big deal. If interested, please email me Loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Lori ----- Original Message ----- From: "W. Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 2:40 PM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Total Active Optacons >I think that is in part, because many of us have one at work, and one at >home, and feel they're too valuable to chance transport damage on. >However, I > transported mine on the road 1978-89, and had no transport related > damage--but I did carry it in it's leather case inside the soft pack. My > soft packs, > Margie's and Mine are in deplorable shape because of the foam. I surely > wish I had a replacement of proper size and durability! > > Nick > > On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:20:04 -0500 (EST), Catherine Thomas wrote: > > 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. > > > > > > > > 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. > 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.