[optacon-l] Re: new version of Optacon?
- From: "Dan Tevelde" <dan.tevelde@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:00:16 -0500
I think I can shed some light on the issue. I've spoken with the developer
directly in Germany and he abandoned the project in its present form because
he couldn't make the device competitive what with the high cost of materials
and the exchange rate between the dollar and the euro. Unless the developer
has done something new recently I think the project is dead. Perhaps
someone else knows more information than I do though.
Dan
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On Behalf Of Mary Emerson
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 5:12 PM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: new version of Optacon?
Cordelia and list,
Just commenting off the top of my head, so my memory is probably not as
accurate as I wish it were.
This topic has been discussed at length in previous years. I don't know if
anyone has tried the Videotim, but if memory serves, many of us have
determined that this device probably doesn't work as well as the optacon,
due to its lack of ability to show the detail that the optacon array shows.
I recall reading that the Videotim's array is supposed to display two
letters at a time, but the number of pins is much less. I don't know if it's
still being manufactured; whatever the status is, it hasn't caught on with
optacon users on this list. There was quite a discussion of its lack of
ability to show real-time images; I think it has a camera that takes a
picture of a page before displaying it. This wouldn't work too well with
something like a computer screen, where the display changes quickly; the
picture couldn't keep up with what's going on as changes occur.
Mary
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