At 12:18 PM -0700 4/4/2009, Kyle Hansen wrote: >On 4/4/09 9:21 AM, "Bruce Johnson" <[email protected]> Broadcast >into the ether: > >> A large magnet will not affect them, at least not a large magnet >> you're likely to have access to, unless you also have a large steel >> recycling yard or cyclotron in your backyard... > >I think I am gonna have a heart attack....Bruce is wrong about something. >Someone make sure an asteroid isn't about to plummet into the earth.
Re-read what Bruce wrote. A magnet that you're likely to have access... Ok... Just for kicks... I've got a drive here and a honking big magnet. The magnet is so strong that once it grabs the drive, it won't let go unless I pin the drive down with my feet and wiggle the magnet off with both hands. After an hour of that exposure... I hooked the drive up and ..... it works fine. Most of the data seems intact; very little seems scrambled. And Disk Utility found no errors in the file system. I'd say one needs a lot more powerful mechanism - like a real a/c degausser. Of more concern to me is that whole cyclotron bit. Bruce, is there something you're not telling us? - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
