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From: peted@com.microsoft
Newsgroups: oucs.mac.users,comp.sys.mac.programmer,comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Floppy Disks and X-Rays
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Date: 10 Jun 91 23:18:45 GMT
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In article <1991Jun6.190601.616@vax.oxford.ac.uk> you write:
>How sensitive, if at all, are 3.5" floppy disks to airport-type
>security x-rays?  I have to bring about 100 disks on the plane,
>and the disks contain my only copies of all the software on them.
>
>Is there any worry?  Are there any precautions to take?
>
>Thanks very much - please post or e-mail answers.
>
>Todd

All of the information I've seen about this say that the x-rays
themselves aren't harmful to the disks.  But, you still need to
be careful because the electromagnets in the x-ray machines monitors
and emitters _can_ erase data.  The chance isn't great, but it is
non-negligable.  The best thing would be to just have the disks
hand checked.


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Excel Development             those with loaded guns, and those who dig."
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Pete Duniho                "There are two kinds of men in this world:
Excel Development             those with loaded guns, and those who dig."