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From: baumgart@esquire.dpw.com (Steve Baumgarten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: CD-ROM drive cleaning advice
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Date: 7 Nov 90 13:17:55 GMT
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My wonderful Apple CD-ROM (no fan) seems to be having a lot of trouble
reading various disks (data, not audio) lately.  Sometimes it takes a
long time to mount a new disk; other times Hypercard reports a disk
error in the middle of a stack, or a Finder window opens with no file
icons listed.  According to Apple's Q&A stack, this could mean that
the lens is dusty and could use a cleaning.

So...  has anyone done this?  Is there a recommended method?  Things I
should look out for?

The Q&A stack gives the number of a San Francisco company that makes
something that can be used, but before I get involved in mail ordering
things, is there something that might be available closer to home
(i.e., something by Discwasher or the like)?

Any help would be appreciated.  Gotta vacuum a little more often, I
guess...  :-)

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   Steve Baumgarten             | "New York... when civilization falls apart,
   Davis Polk & Wardwell        |  remember, we were way ahead of you."
   baumgart@esquire.dpw.com     | 
   cmcl2!esquire!baumgart       |                           - David Letterman