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Re: CD-ROMs
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David Hurst <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Are CD-ROMs in any way affected, like floppy disks, by magnetic
> force..??

CDROM's are purely optical in nature, so are unaffected.

Magneto Optical (MO) drives use a combination of magnetics and optics to change
the data, so they MAY be affected, but much less than floppy or hard disks that
are purely magnetic.


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