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From: abraham@kean.ucs.mun.ca (ABE ROSS)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Using laptops on airplanes
Message-ID: <160670@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: 23 Nov 90 22:27:42 GMT
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
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Has anyone run into any problems using a laptop on the seat-back table
on airplanes?  The first time I ever travelled with the laptop the 
stewardess told me that on some planes these tables were magnetized to keep 
things from slipping around on them and that the magnetization might 
affect the hard disk.  Magntizing the table didn't make much sense 
since most of the plates, etc. are plastic.  But, I didn't want to 
test her advice.  Has anyone else ever heard of this?