[optacon-l] Re: A Question: Is it Possible to Build New Optacons?
- From: Jyrki Voutilainen <jykke.voutilainen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Optacon List <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 15:06:59 +0200
Right. As already told on the list, the Optacon could be reproduced using
updated components, which means that it could be made more quiet than earlier
etc.
Some of us do probably have modern Braille displays in use, and they are really
quiet and sophisticated products. What if the display on the Optacon could be
built by using similar cells instead of traditional needles? As I see, the
letters as well as other symbols could be formed by using such cells as well as
by using needles.
Some of us are looking for something more than just a traditional Optacon, e.g.
something like Brain Port. But why not reproduce the Optacon and still look for
solutions like Brain Port, or why not reproduce the Optacon and look for an
artificial vision? Does one thing necessarily have to exclude another, or is
this a money issue once again?
On Sun, 26 Oct 2014, Carrie Green wrote:
> Dear Listers,
> Everyone on this list, including myself, would love to have the Optacon
> readily available again.
>
> Is it still possible to have them made? I mean are the schematics/circuit
> boards/wiring etcetera still available? I cannot understand why this device
> cannot be replicated in today's world. Is it just a money issue? How much
> money would be needed to make them? Crowd Funding sources such as Indiegogo,
> may be a place to look, if it would still be possible to produce them. Of
> course, this is a moot discussion, if they cannot be produced at all due to
> lack of materials/knowledge.
>
> Carrie Green
>
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