Hi, Noel,
That message purporting to be from Charles Ponds is indeed a shocker! I
thought he had passed away several months ago. The message you received might
be a scam or a hoax; but I think we can all give the benefit of doubt to see
what comes out of it. As long as the writer of the message you received is not
asking for money, bit coins, or a gift card, we can "sit back" for awhile and
see if we hear anything more from him.
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
Of Noel Runyan
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2020 9:42 PM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Looking for info about new Optacon
All,
I've separately Emailed Richard Turner, to let him know that there is something
messed up in his message coding and it is causing his messages to come through
thoroughly scrambled.
On a second matter, I just received a shocker Email that was sent directly to
my Email account.
It claims to be from Charles Pond!
It certainly sounds as though news of his demise has been greatly exaggerated!
The Email from Chuck explains that he had some serious health issues in the
last few years, and he has recovered some, but has had great difficulty in
recovering and being able to communicate with others.
He says that he is not able to post messages on the Optacon list, as he was
unsubscribed and has not been able to resubscribe.
As far as his Optacon display research, he said that he hasn't been able to
work on it since 2018.
He still thinks it is a viable vibrating tactile image display technology.
I'll be glad to relay any possible development news from Charles to this list.
Cordially,
Noel
At 12:54 PM 3/12/2020, Caterina Avoledo" (Redacted sender wrote:
Hello everyone,
I met someone that, maybe,, could be interested to consider to develop
a device like our beloved Optacon.
I remember that Charles Pound wanted to share his project, isn’t it?
If so, where can I find information about it?
I’m sure that the intention is to realize something usefull for
visually impeared people and not for personal profit.
Thanks to everybody can give any information.
Greetings,
Caterina
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