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** Reply to note from PaulMmn <PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com> Mon, 30 Mar 1998 20:40:06 -0500 > As dumb as it sounds, this might -not- damage the data on the diskette! > (at least on a 3-1/2" floppy). I've tried to intentionally erase stuff on > a floppy with a refrigerator magnet, and, even when I rubbed the magnet on > the surface of the floppy, it did NOT erase it. > > However... as a regular thing... I do NOT use magnets to hold diskettes > to the filing cabinet. I staple them to the wall. > > --Paul E Musselman Amusing as that seems, Paul, I did one time have to loan my S/34 PID diskettes to a CE because he had told an operator at another site to keep theirs handy, so they had taken them out of the cabinet (where they fit nicely in the door) and thumbtacked them up on the bulliten board. Chris Rehm Mr.AS400@ibm.net How often can you afford to be unexpectedly out of business? Get an AS/400. +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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