Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!clyde!cbatt!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!clio!berger From: berger@clio.Uiuc.ARPA Newsgroups: comp.periphs Subject: Re: Lot's of questions Message-ID: <17700001@clio> Date: Sun, 11-Jan-87 17:12:00 EST Article-I.D.: clio.17700001 Posted: Sun Jan 11 17:12:00 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 13-Jan-87 05:39:05 EST References: <551@brl-sem.ARPA> Lines: 4 Nf-ID: #R:brl-sem.ARPA:551:clio:17700001:000:193 Nf-From: clio.Uiuc.ARPA!berger Jan 11 16:12:00 1987 The factory explained to me that the oxide coating is a polymer, and that the head contacts the top few molecules of it. That's why there's a 5000 hour lifetime spec for the disk cartridges.