[optacon-l] optacon memories
- From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:15:56 -0800
Notice I just changed the subject line. <smile>
Lori, You do have a good suggestion there, and changing the subject line
to reflect the content will help a great deal.
I know from private email that there are some on the list who really
don't care much for all that, especially since it seems to come up from
time to time and the messages tend to come in bunches.
So, to keep everyone (well nearly everyone) happy, and to lessen my load
of private email on the subject, please do try to keep the subject line
related to the message contents.
Thanks,
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:47 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
Well, I hope the moderator will weigh in here with his thoughts, but
maybe
those on this list who care to share memories of optacon training can
begin
the subject line with memories or some such word so those who are not
interested can easily delete those messages.
Sharing those memories may be important to some here.
Lori
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Blier" <mblier@xxxxxxx>
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 4:33 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
> Hi, All,
> Here is my take on this TSI stuff.
>
> It's nice that you get together and share thirty-year-old
> reminiscences
> and all that, but I think we have to move on. Eventually, TSI
> basically
> abandoned us because sales of the Optacon I, an inferior product, were
> not
> what they expected, so they saw themselves justified in dropping the
> entire thing.
>
> With regard to the wish for the development of a new Optacon, I would
> like
> to see a scaled-down version of Germany's Video-Tim to replace and
> surpass
> the Optacon.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mark Blier
>
> ----------
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Pentronics
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 5:10 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
>
>
> Hi Keith,
>
> If I remember correctly the cells from that calculator used a cam
> arrangement driven by a miniature servo motor. Clever idea but I
> think
> the
> resultant cell size was a little larger than standard. Unfortunately
> I
> have
> not seen one in a long time. I'll if I can find an old contact at
> Robotron.
> (I've known Tim a very long time - best not to count the years.)
>
> (Sorry list - I realise this is a bit off topic.)
>
> All the best,
> Nigel
>
> Pentronics
> 33B Sheppard Road
> EMU PLAINS NSW 2750
> AUSTRALIA
> PO Box 965
> PENRITH NSW 2751
> Tel. +612 4735 7355
> e-mail service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> web. www.pentronics.com.au
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:optacon-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Keith Shaw
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 January 2009 10:33 AM
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: TSI and the Good Old days!
>
> Nigel,
>
> I'm out in Massachussetts, USA, and have been looking for a Leo
> Calculator.
> Why? Well, I have assembled a pretty interesting museum of braille
> cells
> over the past 10 years and the unit manufactured in Australia by
> Robotron
> is
> still missing.
> Are there still some Leo units floating around in Australia, in
> whatever
> condition, someplace?
>
> By way of introduction: Tim McConnell (Quantum Technology) and Judy
> Adams
> (ex TSI) who was a super person to interact with when I was in
> Sunnyvale
> organizing the transition to Blazie Engineering of the TSI Blindness
> Division.
>
> Regards,
> Keith Shaw
>
>
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