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From: huff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Steve Huff, University of Kansas, Lawrence)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: IBM 8513 monitor problems -- all 20 of them
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Date: 12 Jan 91 18:01:52 GMT
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> I fixed my blotches by rubbing a refrigerator magnet around the screen.
> Does this cause any harm to the monitor?

It shouldn't... that's basically a mini bulk eraser.

One other note: IBM told us (after replacing 22 of our IBM 8513 monitors)
the blotches would disappear after use.  We're not holding our breath.

Steve