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Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 20:21:00 GMT
From: Dave Mc Mahan <mcmahan@netcom.com>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Tele-Trivia: Why Cotton Balls in Handsets??
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I have been asked why standard desk top telephones have a cotton ball
stuffed into the handset.  Unscrewing the earpiece (not the microphone) 
gives access to this little wonder.

Why is it there?


Dave McMahan   mcmahan@netcom.com  {apple,amdahl,claris}!netcom!mcmahan