Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!gatech!hao!ames!sdcsvax!nosc!humu!uhmanoa!uhccux!todd From: todd@uhccux.UUCP (The Perplexed Wiz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Do You Protect Portables/Disks in Air Travel? Message-ID: <695@uhccux.UUCP> Date: Thu, 23-Jul-87 03:26:09 EDT Article-I.D.: uhccux.695 Posted: Thu Jul 23 03:26:09 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 05:23:56 EDT References: <862@dasys1.UUCP> Reply-To: todd@uhccux.UUCP (The Perplexed Wiz) Organization: U. of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu) Lines: 25 Keywords: portables disks x-ray metal detector In article <862@dasys1.UUCP> axelson@dasys1.UUCP (Kevin Axelson) writes: >Can disk data be damaged by magnetic fields encountered during commercial air >travel (e.g. from screening devices or elsewhere)? I've heard/read conflicting opinions on this one. >If so, what is the best tactic for reducing the risk? Does anyone take extra- >ordinary measures with their hard-disk equipped laptops? I don't have a hard disk in my laptop (unfortunately). I adopted a very conservative approach some years ago. I simply ask the security people to hand check my computer and disks. I have never had any of them refuse this request. I recall only one person reporting a problem occuring during a hand check of a lap portable. One of the security folks took a look at the large and heavy AC adaptor for a while and called a more senior staff member to clear it through. This was a while back though. I have not heard of similar stories since then...todd -- Todd Ogasawara, U. of Hawaii Center for Teaching Excellence UUCP: {ihnp4,seismo,ucbvax,dcdwest}!sdcsvax!nosc!uhccux!todd ARPA: uhccux!todd@nosc.MIL INTERNET: todd@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU