Re: a modernized optacon
- From: "Don Bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:19:26 -0800
True, and just how many such "research" projects have you seen over the years
that operate in this same way. Sounds like grant money is really just too
easy to come by.
But, this isn't the first time and it probably won't be the last either.
Don
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:53:47 -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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