From: Jon Glass (jonglass_at_usa.net)
Date: Wed Oct 26 2005 - 13:05:10 PDT
On Oct 26, 2005, at 3:37 PM, John Hay wrote:
> So I am asking, is their any reason a typical Newton user should be
> using screen-protectors?
>
Yes, especially if you use a particular app that requires you to tap or=20=
write in a small zone repeatedly. Games come to mind, but apps like=20
forms apps, where you fill out forms, or close boxes are all the sort=20
of thing which will cause your poor screen to wear out quickly in one=20
spot. I bought a Newton that had this problem already. If you use a=20
screen protector, you will see where you really wear your screen=20
relatively quickly, as the protector will wear much faster than your=20
screen. Also, I once got some dirt or something stuck on a stylus. One=20=
stroke on my protector, and I found it. It was pretty bad, and I surely=20=
would have scratched an unprotected screen. I also have (still have it)=20=
a worn or defective stylus that really wears my NuShields quite=20
quickly. I found it quickly with my NuShields, but would have damaged a=20=
screen had I not used the NuShields. So, yes, there are _very_ good=20
reasons to use screen protectors. I started using them with my original=20=
120, when I broke the screen, and had to pay a couple hundred getting=20
it fixed (and upgrading the OS, of course--this was back in '95, I=20
think). After that, I figured it was worth the tiny extra cost just in=20=
case. :-)
--=20
-Jon Glass
Krakow, Poland
"If your pictures aren=92t good enough, you=92re not close enough." - =20=
Photojournalist Robert Capa
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