RE: why risk it, stainless surgical forcepts arent that expensive and very handy for such things as holding small screws,and a non-magnetic set of micro screw drivers cost me 4.50
on 2/10/03 11:46 PM, Geoffrey Loeffler at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> The magnets that control the read/write head have their polarities >> aligned to each other and as long as their lines of flux don't change in >> relation to the disk, they won't interfere with it. >> >> my $.02 >> >> Joe Ellis >> > > The things you learn in life over a dollar screwdriver . > Just out of curiosity if the lowly magnetized screw driver > touched the pins on the HD would that do any harm. If we are going to > kill this urban legend and looks as if we are, lets put a stake in > its heart. > This was first brought to my attention when a 1gig HD was a > thousand dollars. Remember those days.. > Joe you must have had an interesting tour, did you do any time at > Adak or Attu. > Thanks Joe > Geoff -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
