From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (int-mx1.corp.redhat.com [172.16.44.254]) by listman.redhat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71BE33F33D for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:36:13 -0500 (EST) Received: from mail.redhat.com (mail.redhat.com [199.183.24.239]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id fAFNaDp03767 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:36:13 -0500 Received: (from mail@localhost) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) id fAFNaDn23351 for blinux-list@listman.redhat.com; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:36:13 -0500 Received: from harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net (harrier.mail.pas.earthlink.net [207.217.120.12]) by mail.redhat.com (8.11.0/8.8.7) with ESMTP id fAFNaCw23344 for ; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 18:36:12 -0500 Received: from user-1120cbo.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.49.120] helo=tecraig) by harrier.prod.itd.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 164W3H-0003az-00 for blinux-list@redhat.com; Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:36:12 -0800 Message-ID: <000c01c16e2e$58b82a60$0100000a@mindspring.com> From: "Tommy Craig" To: References: Subject: Re: the Papenmeir device that was supposed to be coming out Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:36:03 -0600 Organization: Adaptec MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Loop: blinux-list@redhat.com Sender: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com Errors-To: blinux-list-admin@redhat.com X-BeenThere: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: blinux-list@redhat.com X-Reply-To: "Tommy Craig" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Linux for blind general discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Well, believe me, I do take what you say back to the manufacturer. I do it on even a much more personal level. I was blind and a consumer way before I got into this business. I totally understand the frustration of not being able to afford the technology we need or for that matter want. I just try to offer the best products I can at the best price I can. When I started selling the Papenmeier displays they were priced much higher than some other brands. I continued to sell them because I truly believed that the quality of the product justified a somewhat higher price. I never stopped urging them to lower their prices though. Now their displays are very competitively priced, so at least we've made some progress. In real dollars the price of adaptive technology is going down. The prices have dropped some and when you figure in inflation that decrease is more significant. It still certainly isn't enough though. You are correct that we can influence the price of technology. Just not as much as either you or I would like. We'll all keep trying though. Tommy