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From: roger@minn-ua.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.periphs
Subject: Re: diskettes and x-rays - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 21:33:51 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 16 21:33:51 1984
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minn-ua!roger    Feb 16 18:16:00 1984

>>  ***** minn-ua:net.periphs / orstcs!leed /  7:15 am  Feb 15, 1984
>>  As a quick note, I (for my company) often take 10MByte IMI Discs through
>>  airport customs/inspections.  At first, as a precaution, I used to ask them
>>  to hand inspect them.  Several time, I either did not have time for this,
>>  or the data on the disc was not critical, so I let them X-ray them.  One
>>  time, they couldn't tell what the L was insied, so they put it through again!
>>  And again and again!!! Three times, and all OK.
>>  
>>  But, sometime, sitting on the shelf, they go bad.
>>  
>>  For floppies, I was under the impression that static was your worst enemy?
>>  
>>  Any ideas??? ................................ orstcs!leed
>>  ----------


The problem you have is not the X-rays.  However, these beasties do have
large power supplies with very large transformers...  Just like a bulk
eraser.....