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Article #207Re: COMPUTER DISKS THRU AIRPORT X-RAY ? ASAP
From: Dagwood splits the Atom
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 04:13
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 04:13
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In article <pkershaw-270792112759@192.94.50.51> pkershaw@dce.com (Peter Kershaw) writes: >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 fact that x-rays will expose print film to some degree is obvious to the casual observer. But where on earth is the evidence that x-rays will damage magnetic media? I thought NBS (now NIST) put this rumor to rest years ago by thoroughly exposing several tapes and floppies in a research reactor with no resultant loss of data. Airport data loss is usually attributable to either the metal detectors or to some x-ray machines' power supplies. -dave -- David Hsu hsu@eng.umd.edu "There you stand like a duck in a U of Md Systems Research Ctr thunderstorm again - aren't you ever College Park, Md 20742-3311 going to understand?" +1 301 405 3689 - W. A. Mozart
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Newsgroups: comp.security.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!sdd.hp.com!mips!darwin.sura.net!mojo.eng.umd.edu!hsu From: hsu@eng.umd.edu (Dagwood splits the Atom) Subject: Re: COMPUTER DISKS THRU AIRPORT X-RAY ? ASAP Message-ID: <1992Jul28.041326.5664@eng.umd.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 04:13:26 GMT Organization: University of Maryland, College Park, College of Engineering References: <15844@pitt.UUCP> <pkershaw-270792112759@192.94.50.51> Lines: 24