[optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
- From: "Steve" <k8sp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 17:50:34 -0500
I tried an Optacon II for awhile. To me, the display was mushy and because of
whatever digital circuitry was in there, there was a slight delay before you
saw what you were scanning.
Unfortunately, the battery though user replaceable, was a proprietary design
which died with TSI. I did manage to replace the cells in one and gluing the
case back together with hot-glue.
Steve
Lansing, MI
----- Original Message -----
From: "JBliss Judy" <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 2:21 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
Dear Don,
You're right about the removeable battery on the Optacon II. I wonder if
people are getting those "re-juiced" somehow after many charges? The biggest
problem with the small array that students reported to me was with letters
with descenders, and some problems getting used to centering with the smaller
image.
Judy A
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Subject: [optacon-l] Re: hello from former Optacon teacher Judy Adams
From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:11:17 -0800
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Judy,
>
>You're responses are just fine. It is a help to a lot of people to
>delete the quoted material, but many people forget including myself.
><smile>
>
>I do remember Pete DeVasto although I didn't know him welll.
>
>I know many have a problem with the smaller array on the Optacon, but it
>never really bothered me all that much for some reason. I really do
>like the physical design of the ii as well as it's smaller size. I also
>like the fact that you can change the battery if needed.
>
>Both the r1-d and Optacon II get plenty of use around here.
>
>I did use the pc vert synthesizer for a good many years until it died in
>the mid 1990s.
>
>Don
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