To satisfy my curriosity, where did the business card
end up? Is it (holding it longways, mic on top, spkr
on bottom) in the upper-left corner, slightly down on
the left side? (following the pen well, a half an inch
down from the power switch?
Ed
web/gadget guru
--- Michael Moss <mmoss@dab.microsun.com.pl> wrote:
> I have also read people say that running a card
> around the edges of the
> Newt will get rid of the problem. I have a 2000,
> which at one point was
> giving me such terrible Jaggie problems I thought I
> would go spare. Running
> the card around the edge did not do the trick for
> me. However, I was able to
> solve the problem immediately and absolutely by
> taking a small piece of
> business card, folding it in two and inserting it
> between the case and the
> screen. I had to try several spots before hitting
> the right one, but when I
> did find it, the problem was gone for good. I did
> this about a year ago, and
> have not had the problem since. Once I found the
> right spot, I made a new
> piece of folded business card and trimmed it down so
> that it wouldn't stick
> out from under the case edge and get in the way.
>
> Has anyone else tried this approach?
>
> Hope that this helps.
>
> Mike
> ----------
> >From: Matt Garrison <iluvmacs@mac.com>
> >To: NewtonTalk <newtontalk@planetnewton.com>
> >Subject: NTLK Severe Jaggies Problem :-(
> >Date: Thu, Mar 23, 2000, 2:24 AM
> >
>
> >Hey all, I've got a Newton 2100 (upgrade) that is
> having the infamous
> >"jaggies" problem. It affects the lower right
> quadrant of the
> >screen, including the button bar (very annoying to
> tap the wrong
> >thing!). I've ran paper, etc. under the plastic
> around the screen
> >several times (probably 20 by now...) and it's not
> helping a bit.
> >I've noticed that if I let it sit w/o batteries for
> about 15 minutes,
> >it won't have the problem for the first 2 minutes
> or so of power-up
> >(any connection, or just coincidence?). When
> running the paper over
> >the screen, I've noticed that the plastic on the
> lower left side is
> >somewhat tighter on the screen than other places,
> could this mean
> >anything? And just a note, the screen was replaced
> about a year ago.
> >Does anyone have any ideas? This is getting REALLY
> annoying! Thanks
> >in advance,
=====
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