Re: [photo-3d] Help with description

[Ron Beck <rbeck@xxxxxxxx>]

Gary,
Thanks for the info.  This is what I thought.  I recall using the type
you mention below that used the 35mm filmstrip in grade school.  I hated
reading with that thing but I thought it was "neat" the way it worked.

The one I have has the "reading window" portion broken.  This, of
course, makes it pretty ideal for showing my VM reels.

Regards,
Ron

Gary Nored wrote:
> 
> The machine was used to train people to read faster. Controllable snippets
> of text were projected through a shutter mechanism. The idea was to train
> the eye to reduce the amount of time the brain took to register the words at
> each reading stop. It worked -- gains in reading speed did not exact a price
> in terms of retention. The "speed reading" courses generally showed
> improvements in reading speed, but comprehension declined in direct
> proportion to the speed increase. The tachistoscopic improvements were
> smaller, but more effective.
> 
> Several people made these gadgets and the film format used was never
> standardized. The one I used had the text on continuous-reading 35mm film.
> 
> Gary Nored
> 
> ===============
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Beck" <rbeck@xxxxxxxx>
> To: "Photo 3D" <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 11:29 AM
> Subject: [photo-3d] Help with description
> 
> >
> > Hi all,
> > I recently purchased a Rheem Califone Tachistoscopic Projector to
> > project (in 2D, bummer) my VM reels.
> >
> > Could someone tell me what this projector was actually used for?