Re: the Optacon Buzz
- From: "Michael Bowman-Jones" <mikebowmanjones@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 11:40:23 -0700
Catherine,
I for one found the buzz helpful in that any change confirmed that I was
either too high or too low on the line of text.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Catherine Thomas" <braille@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 8:17 PM
Subject: the Optacon Buzz
> Optacon users are busy responding to the buzz. We feel it as well as hear
> it and I don't think it bothers us for that reason. If it were a steady
> buzz, a sound that continued at the same pitch and level all the time, I
> think most people could tune it out. As it is, the intermitent nature of
> the buzz would be annoying to some people. Others would have a legitimate
> auditory problem with it. I know that because I could never sit anywhere
> near a photocopy machine. The hum of the thing did something inside my
> head. I could operate a copy machine and it did not bother me, but I
> couldn't sit next to one for any extended period.
> I summary, some people who are not directly using the Optacon might find
> the buxx unsettling because of something in their auditory mechanisms.
> 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.
>
>
> __________ NOD32 1.1547 (20060518) Information __________
>
> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system.
> http://www.eset.com
>
>
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.
Other related posts:
