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From: fhadsell@csm9a.UUCP ( GP)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: OD Problems (Armor-all?)
Summary: Request for comments from NeXT
Message-ID: <2380@csm9a.UUCP>
Date: 8 Mar 90 13:11:58 GMT
References: <1990Mar2.144731.4314@heights.cit.cornell.edu> <8186@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>
Organization: Colorado School of Mines
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In article <8186@mentor.cc.purdue.edu>, gerrit@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Gerrit) writes:
> In article <1990Mar2.144731.4314@heights.cit.cornell.edu> jiro@heights.cit.cornell.edu asks about OD problems :
> 
> One of the problems that seems to happen often on the Optical Drives
> is that the laser gets dusty.  I believe the recommended solution
> is to blow compressed freon [?] across the laser or mirror.  You
> might ask your NeXT hardware person or NeXT rep for more details
> if your OD is a perpetual problem.
> 
I suspect this problem to be the root of my current difficulties. Our
NeXT hardware person has had my OD drive replaced, but that seems to be
a rather drastic solution.  He told me that NeXT is coming out with a
device for cleaning the drives within a couple of months.

I would appreciate comments from NeXT.


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