Hi Cindy; Give me an OPTACON any day. Anthony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Handel" <cindy425@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:04 PM Subject: Re: Camera That Talks > The price of the KNFB Reader is, I believe, $3295. > > Cindy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Gailselfridge@xxxxxxx> > To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 5:02 PM > Subject: Re: Camera That Talks > > > Has the price of this KNFB device been announced yet? And a talking device > that's portable is great, but it won't do what the optacon can do as far > as > making diagrams and maps available to us via touch. That is in my opinion > why a > tactile device can do so much more. Some of us work with circuit diagrams > and > musical notation and black and white maps. Scanning or pictorial devices > won't > make these things available to us. > Gail > > rather than simply rebuilding the optacon using the original circuit > designs with today's technology, it might be sensible to build a > USB-compatible tactile array in a box with the needed controls, and plug > it into something like this "camera that talks". I other words, alter and > refine oleg's readiog machine-based approach. Does it make sense to > re-develop a stand-alone optacon? From what I am piecing together over > time of how the optacon R1D and II work (here a little, there a little), > and with today's technology, it would seem feasible to build an optacon > about the size of a cassette tape case or thereabouts. (maybe not > including battery?) > Charles > 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. > > > > 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. > > > > > 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. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.9/382 - Release Date: 7/4/2006 > > 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.