David,
Of course I did examine the message from Chuck
very carefully, to confirm its validity. It is
not asking for anything from me, and it includes
elements that are clearly Charles Pond.
I would share the message with the Optacon list,
but that would be violating personal message privacy.
Does anyone know why Charles was unsubscribed
from the list or why he can't be resubscribed?
Also, is there anyone on this list that had any
valid report that led to folks assuming that Charles had passed.
I suspect that, after Charle's own posts that
mention his serious health problems, his
subsequent silence for so long led somebody to
assume that Charles had succumbed to his medical problems.
Is there anyone on this list who has more direct
and irrefutable knowledge about Charle's status?
Cordially,
Noel
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At 11:56 AM 3/19/2020, David Plumlee" (Redacted sender wrote:
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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,subscribe by sending a message to:
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, isnât it?
If so, where can I find information about it?
Iâm 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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