PDP11/23+ goes on (and submission for FAQ)

[Scott Stevens]

On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 10:11:24 -0400
Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic.com> wrote:

> >>>>> "Tom" == Tom Jennings <tomj at wps.com> writes:
> 
>  Tom> * 99% anhydrous alcohol -- NOT drug-store alcohol.
> 
> The usual substance is isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol).  You didn't
> mention that -- did you mean to suggest ethanol?  I suppose that would
> work, too.
> 
> Note that anhydrous ethanol won't stay anhydrous very long; it will
> quickly transform itself into 96% ethanol + 4% water.  I'm not sure
> how big a problem that would be.  From vague memories, I think
> isopropanol doesn't do that.
> 
>  Tom> * Disposable nylon gloves $?
> 
> Nylon, as in woven nylon?  I haven't seen those.  Disposable vinyl
> gloves are easy to find, I have a box sitting around the kitchen.
> There are also latex gloves; that doesn't seem like a good idea
> because those tend to have powder on them, and also because latex
> isn't all that stable.
> 

We wore white nylon gloves a lot more than we wanted to back when I was
a COM operator producing Microfiche in the 80's.  I suspect they're
still readily available.  Probably anybody who handles a lot of film
would use them, i.e. the photograpy market.