[optacon-l] Re: Hi, Optaconers

  • From: Mary Haupt <maryhaupt@xxxxxxx>
  • To: "optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:15:05 -0600

I have used my Optacon to braille the selections on many of my 33-1/3 record 
albums.  I try to read the selections on CDs, too.  I've gotten a few brailled, 
but most of them have writing that is apparently in colors that the Optacon 
doesn't read well.  I've even tried to read them from the booklets that go with 
the CDs, but with the same results.

Mary Haupt
Baton Rouge, LA

Sent from Mary's iPhone

> On Feb 26, 2015, at 12:55 PM, Edmonds, Lucy (LARA) <edmondsl2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
> 
> I used the Optacon once to put together a cross-country ski machine when they 
> were popular. I was so proud of myself when I did it with no sighted 
> assistance. I used to Braille decks of cards by reading with the Optacon 
> also. I have done so many cool things with it, I can't even remember them 
> all. One thing I could never do though is read paper money with it. I know 
> lots of folks can.
> Lucy Edmonds
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> On Behalf Of Judy Jones
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:31 PM
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Hi, Optaconers
> 
> Oh yeah, (smiles), when we got married those years ago, we received those 
> quilted place mats that were so popular then.  One side had a seed pattern, 
> the other a flower pattern, and I used the Optacon to distinguish the 
> patterns.
> 
> BTW, I have also used the Optacon back then to read instructions on putting 
> together our first gas grill we ever had, instructions for changing chimes on 
> a battery doorbell, assembling kids' equipment, assembling anything from 
> furniture assembly instructions, cupboards, and swing sets.
> 
> You gotta love the Optacon.
> 
> Judy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold
> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 11:03 AM
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Hi, Optaconers
> 
> True enough about Optacon diversity. In the 70's, I used it to separate black 
> from white lingerie.
> 
> Smile, God loves you,
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