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From: campbell@DECWRL.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: 19 inch anti-glare screen wanted
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Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 22:14:11 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 10 22:14:11 1985
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In response to the message about OCLI (Optical Coating Laboratories):

I think the stuff is GREAT!  It's basically the same stuff you see on
good camera lenses -- magnesium fluoride, I think.  Nothing I've seen
can approach it for preventing glare and enhancing contrast.  The
screen is absolutely a FLAT dark dark grey with no reflections at ALL,
unless you get off to one side of the monitor and shine a bright light
at it.

All DEC PCs (DECmate, Rainbow, Pro) used to come with OCLI stuff on
their screens.  Unfortunately, DEC decided it cost more than it was
worth so they've switched to etching the glass (like IBM, bleah).
Apparently the cost to DEC, even in the enormous quantities DEC was
buying, was around $60 per CRT, which is steep.

There is one drawback, besides cost:  it fingerpints very easily, and you
have to be careful about cleaning it.  I like it so much I've just
gotten used to not touching the screen with my fingers -- I use a pen
to point at things on the screen.

I wish some of the 3rd-party vendors of monitors would start using
OCLI -- I'd love to get it on my PC/AT.

- Larry Campbell
  The Boston Software Works, Inc., 120 Fulton St., Boston MA 02109
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