I am not in the Chicago area. I, too, quit using the Optacon several years ago but had a chance to try it again and it was amazing how quickly I picked it up again. I think I used the Optacon for more than 15 years when I had one. Marianne Denning ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Tevelde" <dan.tevelde@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:54 AM Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Training >I used an optacon 30 years ago and have considered getting another one. >I'm > in the Chicago area and would be curious if there are any other people on > this list in the area I could meet with to try an optacon out to see if it > would still be useful. > I'm aware of several research projects to produce graphics displays > including a new company in Israel Tactile World. They exhibited at ATIA. > If anyone is interested their website is www.tactile-world.com. I know > this > is a bit off topic but the information I'm passing along is about > graphical > displays which are the things we want. > > Dan > > 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.