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Re: Coffee cup holder - CD drive UL?

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From: Chris Jansen
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 1996 00:00
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> > If you doubt the results, try the experiment yourself. (That's part of
the
> > scientific method, too.) If you want to prove that a ringing telephone
> > will EVER erase a floppy disk, I suggest you get to work.

Just to add my 2 cents worth, when I used to work in the ol' repair shop,
getting my hardware internship done with, we used magnetic screwdrivers. 
At first, I said to the manager, "What, are you guys INSANE?  Magnetic
screwdrivers in a COMPUTER shop?"

He just laughed at me, and then laid his screwdriver on a 5.25' floppy. 
Then he invited me to try the disk.

No harm done.  I guess I learned my lesson.  It takes a lot stronger
magnetic field than you'd think to corrupt a floppy.
-- 

Chris Jansen

"I am that I am." - Jesus Christ
"I yam what I yam." - Popeye
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From: "Chris Jansen" <jan...@cch.com>
Subject: Re: Coffee cup holder - CD drive UL?
Date: 1996/09/05
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