In This Issue H ow to Clean a PowerBook LCD Screen Apple's own manuals say to never use a product containing isopropyl alcohol to clean the PowerBook. It weakens the plastics. You don't want to use the same procedures you'd use on a standard CRT monitor to clean a LCD screen. A monitor has a glass front, but the front layer on an LCD screen is made of plastic. This is a special film that polarizes the light from the display and may perform other functions, such as light diffusion.
Plastic is much softer than glass and needs special treatment.
This is why you use only a soft cloth to wipe the screen. Do not use a hard paper towel which can scratch the screen's surface. In This Issue T he Business of Apple Apple is included in a new index created by the Nasdaq-Amex Market Group to trade options on. Unlike other indexes, the CSFB Technology Index weightings strike a balance between market capitalization and equal dollar weighting in a way more reflective of how technology funds invest. Apple got major upgrades by some analysts.