dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) (03/06/90)
The screen on my Apple 13" color monitor serves as an excellent
dust collector. The only remedy listed in the manual is to
occasionally wipe the screen with a rag onto which some window
cleaner has been sprayed. Does anyone have a better solution? Would
buying one of those anti-glare screens block this problem, or would
the dust just accumulate on it too?
Thanks in advance....
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David Resnick dresnick@athena.mit.edu ldg@yoda.byu.edu (03/06/90)
In <1990Mar5.171819.11458@athena.mit.edu>, David I Resnick writes: >The screen on my Apple 13" color monitor serves as an excellent >dust collector. The only remedy listed in the manual is to >occasionally wipe the screen with a rag onto which some window >cleaner has been sprayed. Does anyone have a better solution? Would >buying one of those anti-glare screens block this problem, or would >the dust just accumulate on it too? You are not going to believe this. I remarked to my wife that the Mac SE at work (left on all the time) had been collecting dust very quickly, and needed to be wiped off daily. She remembered seeing something on one of the morning TV shows (the Home show?) about the problem, and gave me the solution: a used anti-static fabric softener sheet from the dryer!! It works! I used it once, a month ago, and there is NO dust on the screen. Not a speck. I have since tried it on several other CRTs, with the same result. Should work on your screen, too. What more could you ask for? It's free, it works, it's available anywhere laundry gets done. The brand I have, BTW, is Downy. It even smells nice. Lyle D. Gunderson N6KSZ CIS: 73760,2354 GEnie: L.GUNDERSON ldg@yoda.byu.edu "Any technology without some attendant risk 350 CB / BYU / Provo, UT 84602 of misuse is probably trivial" --Louise Kohl Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!greenman From: John Greenman <GREENMAN@MAINE.BITNET> Newsgroups: soc.culture.china Subject: "CHINA RISING-The Meaning of Tienanmen" Message-ID: <GREENMAN.90064223919@MAINE.BITNET> Date: Monday, 5 Mar 1990 22:39:19 EST I have just received a copy of a soon to be published book called CHINA RISING The Meaning of Tienanmen, by Lee Feigon, professor of Chinese history at Colby College, Waterville, ME. Publication date is set for May 4th, 1990. Publisher is Ivan R. Dee, Inc., 1332 North Halsted Street, Chicago, IL 60622-2632. (312-787-6262). The quote a press release on the book, "In blending his knowledge as a scholar of Chinese history with his on-the-scene experiences in China, Feigon has written a penetrating interpretation of events for the American reader--the first book on the Tienanmen rising which can clearly be called history, not journalism."..."Feigon uncovers the previously ignored connection between student organizers and high-level members of the Chinese Communist Party. These serious Marxist stalwarts who began the demonstrations differed from the younger "Woodstock generation" who dominated the media coverage and the protests in their later stages. Those students who sought an independent press, freer elections, and an end to bureaucraric corruption were shoved aside by more radical students and eventually by the party leadership." I have NOT read this book yet, but it comes highly recommended from an acquaintance who knows the author. Feigon has written articles for the Wall Street Journal, the Atlantic, the Nation, Barron's, and the Chicago Tribune. He is director of the East Asian Studies program at Colby College, Waterville, Maine. The book will be 288 pages with maps and will cost $19.95 hardbound. Relay-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Posting-Version: Version 1.7 PSU-NETNEWS 5/20/88; site MAINE.BITNET Path: cunyvm!maine.bitnet!ia80024 From: Nicholas C. Hester <IA80024@MAINE.BITNET> Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Challenger Last Words Message-ID: <IA80024.90064230517@MAINE.BITNET> Date: Monday, 5 Mar 1990 23:05:16 EST References: <23146@usc.edu> <610@ksr.UUCP> A few months back an engineer from Morton THiokol stated that he believed that the explosion of the Challenger was caused by premature detonation of the tank jettison charges, caused, he theorized, by static build up and discharge. Has this been followed up? ------- Nicholas C. Hester ia80024@Maine.Bitnet ia80024@Maine.Maine.edu
psu@mtuni.ATT.COM (Paul Siu) (03/06/90)
In article <1990Mar5.171819.11458@athena.mit.edu> dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes: > > The screen on my Apple 13" color monitor serves as an excellent >dust collector. The only remedy listed in the manual is to >occasionally wipe the screen with a rag onto which some window >cleaner has been sprayed. Does anyone have a better solution? Would >buying one of those anti-glare screens block this problem, or would >the dust just accumulate on it too? One easy solution is to get the antistatic sheets from your dryer, and wipe the screen with it. It should keep the static away for a while.
kam@dlogics.UUCP (Kevin Mitchell) (03/06/90)
In article <1990Mar5.171819.11458@athena.mit.edu>, dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes: > > The screen on my Apple 13" color monitor serves as an excellent > dust collector. The only remedy listed in the manual is to > occasionally wipe the screen with a rag onto which some window > cleaner has been sprayed. Does anyone have a better solution? Would [and so forth...] I use a Kensington circular polarizer on my Mac+ (helps wonderfully, since my Mac is in direct sunlight sometimes). Unfortunately, the electric field from the screen causes the dust to stick to BOTH SIDES of the polarizer. I've had some success with a special anti-static glass cleaner (safe for plastic) that I found at a local electronics store (as in parts and service, not Radio Shack). It still gets dusty, but not as fast. -- Kevin A. Mitchell (312) 266-4485 Datalogics, Inc Internet: kam@dlogics.UUCP 441 W. Huron UUCP: ..!uunet!dlogics!kam Chicago, IL 60610 FAX: (312) 266-4473
tejtemw@isis.educ.lon.ac.uk (EARL WILLIAMS) (03/08/90)
>In article <1990Mar5.171819.11458@athena.mit.edu>, dresnick@athena.mit.edu (David I Resnick) writes: >> >> The screen on my Apple 13" color monitor serves as an excellent >> dust collector. The only remedy listed in the manual is to >> occasionally wipe the screen with a rag onto which some window >> cleaner has been sprayed. Does anyone have a better solution? Would >[and so forth...] > Use a Koosh ball! Koosh balls are those trendy colored balls made up of many rubber strands. They're great as pet substitutes, relatively safe objects for throwing around the office, or desk ornaments. What's more, they like dust even more than the Mac screen does! A few swipes across the screen with your Koosh ball and it's sparkling clean. Who needs semi-permanent solutions like anti-static chemicals when you can use a lovable, conversation-starting Koosh ball? Mine lives on top of my Mac permanently. I wash it with soap and water every few months. 8-D, -- Earl M. Williams ?8^) "No matter where you go, there you are." Inst. of Education, U. of London -Buckaroo Banzai INTERNET/JANET: tejtemw@isis.educ.lon.ac.uk "When in doubt, lay it out." BITNET: tejtemw%<same>@ukacrl.bitnet -Captain Ultimate [Frisbee]
david_islander_hughes@cup.portal.com (03/14/90)
Another solution is to use a fabric softener tissue (like Bounce (r)) and just wipe the screen and case with it. This is NOT my original idea, I saw it on one of the other subs recently. Hafa Adai from Saipan