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

[Tom Jennings]

>> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:
>> In my day, it was COTTON.

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:

> 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.

The point of nylon gloves is that they do not generate lint.
Cotton generates a lot of lint and are no good for disk-drive
repairs.

Lint-free is the key characteristic.