Hi Patti, Members of this list have sometimes posted Optacons to sell. No way of knowing now who has one to sell. However, at least one of the Optacon repairers sometimes has Optacons to sell. His contact information : is below. He repaired and cleaned my Optacon recently and did a wonderful job. Janet Oehm Electronics 2194C Galveston Avenue San Jose, California 95122-3617 phone: (408) 971-6250 fax: (408) 271-9188 E-Mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxx Richard Oehm E-mail: oehmelec@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patti" <bird_lover@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 6:50 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Optacon to the Rescue > Good morning to everyone on the optacon list! > > My name is Patti, and sad to say, I do not have an optacon. I was a little > girl in the third grade, when I was introduced to that lovely machine. At > first, I didn't like the way that it felt on my fingertip. I likened it to > bumble bees lol. I grew to love it especially since I could pick up a book > like all of the others and read it. > > Does anyone know where I could get one from? I realize I will probably give > you guys a good laugh for that question, but I thought I would ask it just > the same smile. > > It is really fun, to hear all of the stories everyone is sharing!. > > Regards, > > Patti > bird_lover@xxxxxxxxxxx > > to view the list archives, go to: > > www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l > > 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. > to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l 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.