[optacon-l] Re: optacon / braille PDA combination

  • From: "Gary Patterson" <gpatterson002@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 22:50:54 -0500

The combination sounds good. I did not understand the speculative price,
1/30 to 1/20? What does the mean?

Gary Patterson

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Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable What are people=E2=80=99s
thoughts of an optacon which is combined with = a top-notch notetaker
(P.D.A. more correctly) with a braille display, = OCR and all?  This is no
way way compromise the function of an optacon; = in fact, it would enhance
the optacon=E2=80=99s usefulness.  I = can=E2=80=99t say too much yet, for
there is much work to be done and = specific refinements to make.  However,
it appears that an optacon-like = display with equal or better tactile
resolution is not too distantly = around the corner.  The cost might be from
1/30 to 1/20 the cost of the = original venerable bimorph-constructed
display.  The programmable chips = which are being considered as drivers
might be more costly than the =
actuators themselves.   How do you like that eh?

So, what of the braille PDA optacon combination?  Anyone?

Charles
Ottawa



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