24 Jun
2005
24 Jun
'05
12:09 a.m.
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:
> In my day, it was COTTON.
On Thu, 23 Jun 2005, Scott Stevens wrote:
The cotton gloves sucked, because they gathered up
dirt and so only
lasted about a week. I remember that once the boss got them, because
they were cheaper. Nylon gloves last almost forever. It's even
possible I still have mine tucked away in a box.
The point of nylon gloves is that they do not generate lint.
Cotton generates a lot of lint and are no good for disk-drive
repairs.
Lint-free is the key characteristic.