I feel really fortunate to have the Kurzweil 1000 and two Optacons. I doubt very much that I'd even be interested in one of these new machines myself, though if someone were to want to buy me one, I doubt I'd turn my nose up at it, lol! Linda G. 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.