[optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
- From: gerald.g.weichbrodt@xxxxxx
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- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:43:44 -0500
Gee, I can remember doing some mobility work with the Sonic Guide in the
1970's. I remember head angle being a touchy issue since you didn't want
to miss stuff by elevating your head too much but you also didn't want to
pick up topographical noise. I learned to navigate among poles set up on
the ground and did some outdoor travel with the Sonic Guide as an
augmentation to what my cane would pick up. I can't say that I ever
became a power user of the Sonic Guide, however. I am glad I had the
experience of working with it.
Regards,
Jerry
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Yes, the Kay torch was the precursor to the Sonic Guide and Mowat Sensor.
I
still have some parts for the Sonic Guide, (I used to build the units for
Australia), but nothing left for the Mowat. Sadly the Sonic Guide is
another
device gone without a replacement. Those were the days when Wormald did
mobility products, TSI did blindness products and Visualtek did low vision
products. Ah, the world was a simpler place.
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Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 2:31 PM
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
Me too, if memory serves Wormald had the Kay Torch (spelling) and one of
my
favorite mobility aids the Sonic-Guide. Never got to do more than see the
former, but had the later during my internship and it gave me back the
lost
capabilities dependence on the cane took from my previously depended upon
Object Perception/Facial Vision--and then some. I know it was Nurion who
did the Laser cane, but I loved that too. Wish that those types of
devices
were still available...
Nick
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From: "Mary Emerson" <maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:47 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
> Oh my, I remember Wormald! I have a Mowat sensor that still works,
> although
> these days I use an external charger which charges nickel metal hydride
> batteries, and a 9-volt NIMH battery works quite well. I think it's
still
> the best sensor of its kind, and it's essential for me since I have a
> hearing loss. It's saved my life more times than I can tell you.
>
> Back to the optacon: I found the Main Menu segment of December 18, 2002
in
> which a brief description of the optacon was mentioned. Jonathan Mosen
> gives
> a nice summary of what it does, and I think I'll put it at the beginning
> of
> the broadcast. It sure is fun to dig this stuff out of the archives.
>
> Mary
>
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