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From: walt_waldo_novinger@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Laptops and Airport Security
Message-ID: <2866@cup.portal.com>
Date: 31 Jan 88 20:11:42 GMT
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The problem with airport x-ray machines and magnetic media isn't the
x-rays; rather, it *can* be the strength of the magnetic fields
produced by the focussing magnets used to focus the x-rays onto the
items being checked.

I, too, have carried my laptop and diskettes through many airports,
and have never had a problem with lost data or trashed equipment.
According to the airlines, the magnetic fields are *much* lower than
was the case a few years ago.
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