Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!usc!apple!olivea!oliveb!bunker!hcap!hnews!385!14.0!Ann.Stalnaker From: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org (Ann Stalnaker) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: Deaf And/or Hearing Impai Message-ID: <18310@bunker.UUCP> Date: 23 Mar 91 03:06:12 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.UUCP Reply-To: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org Distribution: misc Organization: FidoNet node 1:385/14.0 - Fingers Talk, Lawton OK Lines: 64 Approved: wtm@bunker.UUCP Index Number: 14144 [This is from the Silent Talk Conference] > The Compact TDD is a new TDD that is very portable--you > just fold it up and snap it shut when you are done on the > phone. It is fairly small--about the size of slightly > more than a third of a standard sheet of paper. (9" x 5"?) > (folded up) It has a backlit LCD display with two lines > of dialogue visible. You can store phone numbers and memos > and conversations. Come to think of it, I believe I saw a demo or two of the Compact TDD at the SHHH Convention last year. I have packed away most of my pamphets/brochures/info stuff since I'm moving shortly and had forgotten all about this until just recently. I have two TDD portables that satisfy my needs when traveling and I don't plan to invest in any more TDD's since CPU's are taking over the place of TDD's, especially the laptops. My personal preference of TDD's are those made by Krown Research as I think they are of a higher quality than the UltraTec. I'd like to clarify that AT&T has a contract with Krown Research to sell their products and they sell them cheaper than you can buy them directly from a dealer or from Krown. I liked the 1310 unit that works similar to a computer but it still doesn't quite meet the standards of a CPU. I've been using a CPU for nearly 8 years as a way of communicating with my friends - so guess you can say I'm a bit spoiled. All of the parts of UltraTec are made in Japan but assembled in the USA - need I say more? Some of us will be bringing laptops, computers, modems, etc. with us to the convention - so we'll be linking up to several BBS's as well as getting our daily fix. We also hope to have a workshop of some sort to get other SHHH members interested. Yes, Listen-Up is an audio/video, autosound and compact disc store - a great one. Walt used to do the sound track for the Rolling Stones when he was in graduate school. He has some of the best equipment I've ever encountered and has always gone out on a limb in helping his 3 hearing impaired cousins. My parents have always purchased stereo systems with outstanding speakers from Walt - more so for our benefit than theirs. While I don't hear any of the high frequencies, I do hear enough of many musical instruments (using earphones) to get the rhythm. I'm hoping Walt will help us out at the convention with some of the sound equipment we may need. As to the pocket gadget that transmits conversation into print, it has already been manufactured (in Japan, I believe) but is not on the market just yet and I believe it is a bit costly right now - far too much so for any of us to afford. I have not seen this little gem yet but others have We can keep on dreaming - who knows, one day they all may come true. I will say this - technology has come a long way the past 20 years or so -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!385!14.0!Ann.Stalnaker Internet: Ann.Stalnaker@p0.f14.n385.z1.fidonet.org