Re: Floppies are indestructible

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From: Charles Green
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 1990 03:42

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In article <117....@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us> fi...@gorn.santa-cruz.ca.us (Bela Lubkin) writes:
>First I grasped the media with my thumb and forefinger, presumably
>getting skin oils on it.  This had no effect.

An experience I had with a mag tape someone had touched would indicate that,
although you can still read the existing data,
trying to write over the greasy spot will fail.
Dunno if the grease changes the coercivity of the oxide,
or if it "insulates" the media from the head, or what...
-- 
{decuac.dec.com,cucstud,sundc}!c3pe!charles	ex::!echo Boo:

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From: charles@c3pe.UUCP (Charles Green)
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Subject: Re: Floppies are indestructible
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Date: 3 Jan 90 03:42:42 GMT
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