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From: berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Lot's of questions
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Date: Sun, 11-Jan-87 17:20:00 EST
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The manufacturer told me that the oxide coating is actually a polymer,
and that the head contacts the top few molecules.  This accounts for
the 5000 hour lifetime of the disk cartridges specified by the
manufacturer.