[optacon-l] Re: optacon memories
- From: JBliss Judy <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:23:03 -0800
Dear Don,
Will do. I probably started the most recent bunch... so Optacon Memories it
is! I've also tried to do off-list responese to some messages. Great list and
great group of people!
Judy Adams
----- Original Message ---------------
Subject: [optacon-l] optacon memories
From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:15:56 -0800
To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>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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