haha well there ya go! here am thinking ive stumbled across this obscure thing.
Looking at your posts it seems a pity about the construction, such a great and innovative idea ruined by dodgy construction.
I noticed as the posts go on you modified it to produce some decent results, thats good but still you would think from day 1 it would be good.
I wonder if telescope makers would ever consider a remake of these but using better techniques of todays modern scopes.
I know there is still lots of research going into catadioptric optics. I was reading some where someone was making some cata optics the size of a human eye lense to allow optical zooms on mobile cameras etc with a future potential for implants to allow people to zoom their own eyes!
anyway interesting technology. maybe 1 day id get one if not for the practicability of the device but more for the interest and innovation of a 1m focal length in a tiny package similar to what 3 and 400mm lenses come in.