[optacon-l] Re: Wy did the Optacon Die
- From: "JOHN HUFFMAN" <J73.HUFFMAN@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 11:17:05 -0500
Paul,
Folks more learned than I will have to respond to hour specific questions.
Chers!
John, who is not a techie
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wy did the Optacon Die
Hello John. If the bimorph was once made, it can be made again. If we can
create the demand for the Optacon, and a company is willing to take it on,
it can be done.
What is the bimorph and what applications did it have?
Paul
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Wy did the Optacon Die
Paul et al,
I was told 15 or more years ago that there came a time when the Optacon
could no longer be manufactured because a key component, called a bimorph,
ceased to be available, and no replacement could be found. I didn't ask for
more nitty-gritty details because I'm not a techie and figured they'd be
over my head in any case. This by no means takes away from Paul's points
set out below.
Regards. JH
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Sent: Monday, February 15, 2016 9:32 AM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Wy did the Optacon Die
Hello everyone. I've been reading the posts on this list for about a
month
now and have some thoughts about why the Optacon was discontinued.
Let's look at the issue from Telesensory Systems Inc. (TSI)'s perspective.
TSI was in the business to make a profit. Companies discontinue products
that they can't sell. If we look at their decision to discontinue the
Optacon from their point of view, we can understand why they made it.
The reason that the Optacon didn't sell was the blindness population and the
agencies that support them didn't buy it.
They didn't buy it because of their lack of vision. They didn't buy it
because learning to use an Optacon is hard work and you wouldn't read War
and Peace with it. Those of us who use Optacons have real vision and have
used our Optacons in many ways for many jobs. I once took a Cobol course and
had to read listings and punch cards. I couldn't have done it without the
Optacon.
I'm curious. How many members do we have on this list? Could we petition ACB
and NFB to approach the Assistive Technology companies to bring it back?
Really, the work has already been done. The Optacon doesn't need upgrades,
it's fine the way it is. What are your thoughts? to view the list archives,
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