Francis, Yup, I absolutely agree, the Optacon was one fo the better things which came along for the blind. I don't care how sophisticated the digitizing, ocr, scanners, translators get they can! Not! Read! Handwriting! And a reasonable good Optacon user can.... Also, it is a witch to try to get that can of food scanned by the flatbed scanner... Cy, the Ancient One... -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Francis Daniels Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 11:29 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: The Optacon wow! good explanation Hi listers, I love that Optacon. It was the coolest thing ever. I could live with the camera's retina detaching, kinks in the cable, poor print quality. But I could read with it. I had hopes that Blazie would revive it, but Deane is retired and I have not heard of any other plans. Optacon users out there, hang on to your machines, love them, keep them happy. They are worth their weight in gold. Francis -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 8/24/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 8/24/2004 -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx