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From: romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Magnetic storage and X-ray machines.
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Date: 17 Nov 89 17:13:17 GMT
Sender: romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Patrick Goebel)
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Some of you out there have had the occasion to send your SE with hard
disk through the airport X-ray machine without loss of data.  I have
two related questions:

(1)  Is it generally true FROM EXPERIENCE that magnetic storage media
(tapes, floppy disks, hard disks) are immune to damage from airport
X-ray machines and/or metal detectors?

(2)  Is it true IN THEORY that magnetic storage media are safe from
these devices?

I have always insisted that airport personnel NOT pass my floppy disks
through the X-ray machine.  However, if this is just superstitious
behaviour, why bother creating a fuss?

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Seeking the Truth,
patrick--romeo@lindy.Stanford.EDU