Re: COMPUTER DISKS THRU AIRPORT X-RAY ? ASAP

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From: Peter Kershaw
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:27

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In article <15844@pitt.UUCP>, ansst11@icarus.lis.pitt.edu (Andy Solomon)
wrote:
> 
> Can computer disks with data on them go thru the 
> airport security x-ray machines.
> 
It has been known for years that xray has harmful effects on magnetic media
and print film. The level of xray is supposedly monitored and calibrated
periodically, so that it will not fog film, or scramble bits on disk, tape,
flash ROM, etc. Truth be known, airport xray machines are infrequently
checked because of lax government oversight, and cost. Consequently, I
never allow any "mission critical" items to be passed through airport xray,
but insist they be hand checked. It should also be noted that checked
baggage is routinely xrayed, especially at airports with any international
traffic.

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