Merrill and list, You could briefly mention you use the optacon for confirming printing, reading recipes, and for checks. I suspect many of us have similar uses; the point is to have a variety of uses mentioned so that people can get a quick idea of why the optacon is so special and unique, and why no current technology comes close to the optacon's capabilities. The key is, I think, providing a lot of information in a few minutes--well, maybe a half hour. For those who want to send audio files, you can send them directly to me, off list, as Don mentioned; my e-mail address is maryemerson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx I can convert among audio formats so if you want to send .wma or .ogg files, that would be fine. In fact, I can also copy tapes into an Olympus recorder and make the sound digital; people can send me cassettes by regular mail if they don't want to make recordings to audio files. If you want to send a tape, contact me off list and I'll send you my address. Mary to view the list archives, go to: www.freelists.org/archives/optacon-l To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.