On Fri, 13 Jul 2001 13:41:32 -0500, newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net wrote:
>
> Eric,
>
> The reasons why you WANT screen protection;
> 1) Even though it is only plastic rubbing against plastic,
> wear DOES occur. I've seen Newt screens that had wear in
> specific places, where obvious heavy usage occurred.
> 2) Particles, dust, and dirt float around all the time.
> You get one of those pieces under the nub of the pen and
> you've just inadvertently scratched your screen.
>
> Considering the risks involved, the low cost of screen
> protection, and the PERMANENT damage done if a scratch
> does happen...
>
> I like my Newt too much to take that risk.
>
> John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
> > [mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net]On Behalf Of Eric L. Strobel
> > Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 1:31 PM
> > To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> > Subject: Re: [NTLK] Nushield Question?
> >
> >
> >
> > Perhaps I have a very different usage pattern than others, but what's
the
> > big deal anyway? Unless you drop your Newt w/ the cover open, how is
the
> > screen going to get scratched?? The nibs on the styli (nylon?)
> > aren't going
> > to scratch it as far as I can see. The only other thing that touches
the
> > screen is the usual stuff from the air that's like what accumulates on
> > eyeglasses, except the rate of accumulation is much less. A quick
swipe
> > with a cotton handkerchief when you notice a piece of dust/lint is all
> > that's needed. Is there something I'm missing??
> >
> > - Eric.
I just don't know. Even though I've used it non-stop (well, almost!) for
ages (well, over a year, anyway!), nothing that I have ever done has made so
much as the slightest impression on the screen.
Apart from the newt's incredibly rugged construction (I've been running
around with it everywhere!), for instance I've been on practical
conservation projects and was using the beast to take notes of the local
flora (inserting little hand-drawn (apple-d) illustrations in case I came
across anything that I couldn't immediately recognise. I briefly forgot the
machine as I returned to the more physical side of our work under the canopy
of the wood, leaving the newt by our refreshment crate in the roasting
sunlight. I returned, during a few minutes coffee break to find the screen
almost hot to the touch and a degree darker than usual but a touch on the
darkness slider brought the text into clear visibility again and no damage
to the display of any kind either aparrent then or afterwards.
John Johnson
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