RE: a modernized optacon
- From: "Kathleen A. Millhoff" <kmilhoff@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:22:44 +1000
Hi,
this is Kat in Guam.
I've seldom written, but feel compelled to offer my couple of cents' worth
here.
Knowing what we do about the Optacon, I'm assuming that even the most avid
supporters of us understand the reasons why other technology has supplanted
the Optacon - I'm about as certain as anyone can be that grant money
(probably private foundations) is out there for the right engineers. And,
if as was suggested to me once, the Optacon's use can be linked with
computer use while not being reliant upon it, I think we have enough blind
engineers to actually take advantage of such a thing. I wish I had that
kind of know-how/savvy but must await others. But realistically, it's got
to somehow work with other equipment, for survival. As so many of you have
pointed out, many very competent people could never learn its use. But for
those of us who managed - desperation was my guiding force, not some great
talent), we know that life without the optacon is like life losing a
particularly opulent dimension.
Thanks for reading,
kat
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Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 9:29 AM
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Subject: Re: a modernized optacon
Hi.
I have no idea. I had lunch with him a few years ago, just before
he started development of the p2rd.
I told him what I thought a person would want
in an optacon, and I stressed the
ability to read in real time,
and have a tactile array just like the optacon.
I thought he understood, but apparently not.
I was supposed to work ont he project, but then
I moved away from stuart, and lost contact with him.
perhaps if I had been in on the project,
maybe we would have something that we could use.
phil
On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 12:53:47AM -0500, Rachel wrote:
> Probably all true, Phil; but why is Oleg seemingly wasting his time on a
> project that no one even seems to approve of? Why doesn't he seek our
> opinions re the development of this new machine?
> Rachel
> At 11:18 PM 11/17/2004, you wrote:
> >Hi.
> >to be flippent, it would only tkae piles and piles of money,
> >and a dedicated group of people,
> >and a manufacturer willing to
> >fabricate the specialized components
> >and about 2 years of research and development.
> >
> >and when I say piles of money, probably
> >i am guessing, perhaps 5 or 10 million dollars.
> >
> >phil
> >
> >On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 07:41:14PM -0500, Catherine Thomas wrote:
> > > The optacon I want is mostly like the r1d. It operates without benefit
of
> > > a computer or electricity. The batteries are replaceable by the user.
The
> > > fine-tuning adjustment is even finer than the r1d. It's modules
include
> > > lenses and or software to dothe following: to read some
additionalcolors
> > > in hard copy and some additional print sizes. Software and lenses to
read
> > > print on cd desplays, tv screens and computer monitors. The computer
> > > programs should be small enough to fit on portable items such as cd's
and
> > > floppy disks so that they can be carried and used on every machine a
user
> > > might need to access. This is what I want.
> > > I don't want a scanner, I don't want speech, I don't even want
braille. If
> > > the image is made by some digitizing process, that's okay as long as
the
> > > ability to fine-tune the image is not interfered with. I want to see
my
> > > hard copy clearer and better than ever. I want to read the print that
> > > appears on the new inaccessible serfaces. What would it take to create
> > > such a thing? That's what I really would like to know. If there were
such
> > > a device, we could easily develop the training programs to teach new
> > > users.
> > > Catherine
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
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> > > -Catherine Thomas
> > > braille@xxxxxxxxx /
> > >
> > >
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