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

[Scott Stevens]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote:

> > > The usual substance is isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol).  You
> > > didn't mention that -- did you mean to suggest ethanol?  I suppose
> > > that would work, too.
> 
> 190 proof ethanol (the HIGHER grade of Everclear) works very well,
> and seems to leave less residue than isopropyl.
> 
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:
> > 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.
> 
> In my day, it was COTTON.
> 

The cotton gloves sucked, because they gathered up dirt and so only
lasted about a week.  I remember that once the boss got them, because
they were cheaper.  Nylon gloves last almost forever.  It's even
possible I still have mine tucked away in a box.