Re: A Personal Anniversary
- From: Gailselfridge@xxxxxxx
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 16:43:43 EDT
I can't say the exact date when I saw my first optacon but it was in April
of 1972 and I knew I had to have one. I got one in 1975 for my first computer
programming job and worked for hours daily learning it. So I know what you
guys are talking about. Now I have two and although I use other things for
reading long documents, I wouldn't give up the versatility of the optacon.
Gail
John,
Your experience sounds so familiar. I first used an Optacon about thirty
years ago and felt much the same. I remember practising until my index
finger couldn't recognize anything. Then I'd try another finger! It's
truly an amazing machine, and one whose technology has never been
duplicated, even though it is so-called 1960's technology.
Happy anniversary!!!
Clinton
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Huffman" <_j.huffman@xxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:j.huffman@xxxxxxxxxxx) >
To: <_optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) >
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 9:58 PM
Subject: A Personal Anniversary
> Today is thirty-third anniversary of the day I first saw an Optacon and
> demonstrated it for myself. I was a new grad student at the University of
> Illinois--Urbana at the time, and the memory is still as fresh as
> yesterday.
> Print letters continued to pass under my left index finger for hours
> afterward! I think I made up my mind that day that I would master the
> device and someday find a way to own my own.
>
> Regards, all, JH
>
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