[optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
- From: JBliss Judy <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:47:33 -0800
That's a good idea!
Judy A.
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
From: "Mark Blier" <mblier@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:13:00 -0700
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>Excellent idea.
>Mark
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lori Castner
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:47 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
>
>
> Well, I hope the moderator will weigh in here with his thoughts, but maybe
> those on this list who care to share memories of optacon training can begin
> the subject line with memories or some such word so those who are not
> interested can easily delete those messages.
>
> Sharing those memories may be important to some here.
>
> Lori
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Blier" <mblier@xxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:33 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
>
>
> > 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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