I would love to have a typing attachment.
Judy
-----Original Message-----
From: Marsha Macchi
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:26 PM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wanted to say hi and relate an experience
Hello, Marsha here. As a long-time Optacon user I can agree a hundred
percent with that one. I don't have an Optacon now because the one I had was
unfortunately stolen from me and since they aren't making them anymore, I
haven't seen anyone out there with them. Yes, the Optacon has saved my bacon
countless times especially when I was using the Selectric typewriter with
the typing attachment that I got for work in order to fill out those pesky
forms that were an ever-present part of the job.
I must further say that having learned the Optacon I was somewhat more able
to fully understand some of the Windows concepts that are around today
because of that long-ago learning of what print looked like, the layout of
both paper and the computer screen and the spatial layout of some of the
forms that have come across my desk. I'm with you, you can't get this kind
of information with today's scan-and-read devices.
Marsha
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Lisa-Maree
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 4:26 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wanted to say hi and relate an experience
The optacon can never be beaten by such technology as scanning software, no
matter how good it is claimed to be, because it is being used by a person,
and interpreted by the brain, the same way reading by sight is, instead this
is touch instead of look, and there is no way you can beat that.
I feel it is just laziness in not wanting to teach children who cannot see
well enough to read print the print letters so they can learn with the
optacon, so they claim scanning is better, and you can just listen to it.
It could be taught from scratch in school in conjunction with normal
reading, but I think that would be too logical for those making the
decisions on that level, lol [smile].
My latest experience was my wonderful Christmas present to myself of a
system with internet radio, digital Fm, Bluetooth, and of course wi-fi. So,
setting up the network, you had to choose your connection on the screen.
Yes, I was actually able to read that with the optacon. Now you can't beat
that with today's technology, [smile].
Lisa-Maree
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold
Sent: Monday, February 8, 2016 8:00 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wanted to say hi and relate an experience
True. When I lived alone, I never had help with my mail - thanks to the good
old Optacon!
Bye for now,
Carolyn
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Moore
Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2016 2:00 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wanted to say hi and relate an experience
Hi Robert,
Glad to hear from you. I have used an optacon since the 80's and read my
math and science books with it. I tutor math to the sighted, because I know
what all of the advanced math symbols look like, because I felt all of them
with the optacon. I can write the symbols for them. I can read all math
texts with the opticon. It is amazing how so many people are trying to come
up with math scanning software and how the blind do not have access to math
and science materials when the Optacon is the answer to accessing all of
these materials. I mourned when the Optacon was not made anymore. There are
so many things you can do with the Optacon that you never could do with
scanning software. Have a great one.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Feinstein
Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2016 1:21 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Wanted to say hi and relate an experience
It's Robert in NY. I received an important letter in the mail, and had to
mail it back in a return address envelope that was included. I noticed with
the optacon that there was a code on the envelope near where my return
address would go. I was able to put my return address label on the envelope
so as not to block the code. without the optacon, ths would not have been
possible.
Robert
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