[optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
- From: "Mark Blier" <mblier@xxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:33:31 -0700
Hi, All,
Here is my take on this TSI stuff.
It's nice that you get together and share thirty-year-old reminiscences and all
that, but I think we have to move on. Eventually, TSI basically abandoned us
because sales of the Optacon I, an inferior product, were not what they
expected, so they saw themselves justified in dropping the entire thing.
With regard to the wish for the development of a new Optacon, I would like to
see a scaled-down version of Germany's Video-Tim to replace and surpass the
Optacon.
Thanks.
Mark Blier
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----- Original Message -----
From: Pentronics
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:10 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
Hi Keith,
If I remember correctly the cells from that calculator used a cam
arrangement driven by a miniature servo motor. Clever idea but I think the
resultant cell size was a little larger than standard. Unfortunately I have
not seen one in a long time. I'll if I can find an old contact at Robotron.
(I've known Tim a very long time - best not to count the years.)
(Sorry list - I realise this is a bit off topic.)
All the best,
Nigel
Pentronics
33B Sheppard Road
EMU PLAINS NSW 2750
AUSTRALIA
PO Box 965
PENRITH NSW 2751
Tel. +612 4735 7355
e-mail service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
web. www.pentronics.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Keith Shaw
Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 10:33 AM
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
Nigel,
I'm out in Massachussetts, USA, and have been looking for a Leo Calculator.
Why? Well, I have assembled a pretty interesting museum of braille cells
over the past 10 years and the unit manufactured in Australia by Robotron is
still missing.
Are there still some Leo units floating around in Australia, in whatever
condition, someplace?
By way of introduction: Tim McConnell (Quantum Technology) and Judy Adams
(ex TSI) who was a super person to interact with when I was in Sunnyvale
organizing the transition to Blazie Engineering of the TSI Blindness
Division.
Regards,
Keith Shaw
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