> Date:    Sun, 10 Oct 1999 18:42:10 -0400

> Also, I remember reading this somewhere, but can't find it- about magnetic
> tip screwdrivers- are they ok to use? I remember that they don't have a
> strong enough magnetic to bother anything, but want to ask again.

Magnetic tip screwdrivers can be very useful - for example when fishing a
dropped screw out from between daughterboards.  On the other hand, don't
rely on them to keep from dropping screws into operating equipment.
Nobody's perfect.   <:-(   Switch off/unplug first.

I once saw a computer instructor (He knew better, but he was in a hurry -
and that's when accidents happen!) install a videocard, tighten the screw,
put down the screwdriver, power up the system, and try to load the video
drivers from the 5 1/4 inch floppy disk he had just put the screwdriver on...

"Not ready error reading drive A
 Abort, Retry, Fail?"

... and learned a couple of new cuss-words.

Boyd Ramsay

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