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Re: How to clean a Keyboard?

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From: Bob Casanova
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 1996 00:00
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In article <3151b28d.11575174@news.demon.co.uk> nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel Barker) writes:
>From: nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk (Nigel Barker)
>Subject: Re: How to clean a Keyboard?
>Date: Fri, 22 Mar 1996 09:31:20 GMT

>On 20 Mar 1996 02:59:01 GMT, wad@csci.csc.com (Walter A. Doud) wrote:

>>Hi all,
>>
>>  Another thing that I haven't seen mentioned... if you buy
>>a decent keyboard, and don't want to worry about this, get
>>one of the custom made covers such as SafeSkin.  They're
>>extremely unobtrusive, yet offer good protection against
>>dirt, debris, your kid's Kool Aid, etc.
>>  I've had them on both my previous system (Gateway) and my
>>current system (Austin P90), and am very satisfied.  Also have
>>one on my keyboard at work.
>>  Lots cheaper than a dishwaser, although I suppose you could

>Don't forget that the dishwasher does have alternate uses besides
>cleaning keyboards.

Tried washing the pizza boxes and Twinkie wrappers; hell of a mess. Stick to 
keyboards. ;-)


>>pick up a cheap replacement keyboard for about the same money.
>>I just prefer to keep the higher quality keyboard working for
>>as long as reasonable, also cuts down on generating extra
>>landfill just because I lost motor control temporarily and 
>>sloshed my coffee into the keyboard...
>>
>>   Walt


Bob C.

* Good, fast, cheap!  (Pick 2) *
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From: cas@ops1.bwi.wec.com (Bob Casanova)
Subject: Re: How to clean a Keyboard?
Date: 1996/03/25
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