What I have is The Barrier by RoadRunner. Now that I don't have the extra
layer, I expect my protection will no longer last several years, so when I
run out, I'll be sure to pick up some NuShields. :-)
Loren
On 11/17/01 11:57 AM, "Mark Ross" <markross13_at_home.com> wrote:
>
> Loren,
>
> Don't feel bad, you are not the first to have this "problem". I suspect
> that you have one of our old NuShields as we used film with the blue
> masking on it, the Barrier's was clear as I recall. The blue was
> specified so that it would be obvious if you didn't remove it! Not
> obvious enough, I guess. It may interest you to know that our new
> versions of NuShield are now scratch protected on BOTH sides so no
> masking film is needed. We always strive to make our products "fool
> proof".
>
>
>> Here is a pretty impressive blunder on my part.
>> ......
>> My primary MP doesn't have a barrier because the screen was already fairly
>> well scratched up when the Barrier first came out, and I found the plastic
>> dimmed the screen significantly. In fact, when using the Barrier I pretty
>> much needed to have the backlight on all the time. But I felt protecting
>> the backup newton was important enough to keep one on it.
>>
>> .........
>> Well, I guess it never occurred to me to read the instructions before,
>> because I just noticed for the first time (after being a 5 1/2 year Newton
>> owner) that step one in the Barrier instructions is to remove the blue
>> plastic that protects the Barrier.
>>
>> Yes folks, that's right. I spent years using a barrier that still had that
>> extra blue layer on it.
>>
>> Just thought you might all share in the amusement.
>>
>> Your friend & neighborhood idiot,
>> Loren
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