Re: Magnetic field affecting hard drive?

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From: J. G. Gregory
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 16:33

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In article <1992Sep26.015600.12679@redbaron.uucp>  
deepthought!redbaron!aaronh@ms.uky.edu (Aaron David Herskowitz) writes:
>I just bought a US Robotics modem and would like to put it on top of or  
>near my external hard drive to free up some desk real estate. I know that  
>all speakers have magnets in them and was wondering if it is dangerous to  
>get a modem with a speaker too close to a hard disk.
>
>I would appreciate any comments or experiences with something like this.

Disk drives have motors in them.  Motors have magnetic fields around them.   
Disks work.

Don't worry.
--J Gregory

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