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- From: Apgar@Apple.com (Gar)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
- Subject: Re: OK to pass diskette through airport X-ray?
- Message-ID: <Apgar-221292141949@17.127.11.234>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 22:21:38 GMT
- References: <1992Dec19.180213.10893@news.stolaf.edu> <1992Dec21.100300.19800@tdb.uu.se> <1992Dec22.175344.29306@rosevax.rosemount.com> <BzoDp3.4Dv@apollo.hp.com>
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- In article <BzoDp3.4Dv@apollo.hp.com>, afo@apollo.HP.COM (Aaron
- Oppenheimer) wrote:
- >
- > In article <1992Dec22.175344.29306@rosevax.rosemount.com>, aj@lew.rosemount.com (Andy Joe) writes:
- > |> Can somebody explain what an x-ray machine will do to the magnetics
- > |> on a diskette? Also, what about the lead bags that can be used for
- > |> sheilding the x-rays from fogging photographic film? Will this work
- > |> also?
- > |>
- > |> aj.
- >
- > From what I understand, the x-rays themselves don't do anything. It's
- > the magnets in the conveyor belt motors that can screw up your disks.
- > So, lead bags wouldn't do anything.
- >
- > I have run bare hard drives through the machines without problems
- > though. It was either that, or "We have to look inside there sir. Bob,
- > get me a screwdriver."
-
- Last time I took a HD thru the airport they had me plug it in and
- turn it on. No x-rays.
-
- Apgar@Apple.com | Eric Apgar alias Gar | I said it, NOT Apple.
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