On that note I recall hearing from our engineers (I work at a megaco that makes floppies) that the stray electrical trickle or so on a R/W head can and does attract dust and may pose issues to the data it is in immediate contact with. Josh __SIG__ On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, Mike Hicks wrote: > Joshua Jore <moomonk at rogue.electricgod.net> wrote: > > > > <shrugs> Ok, that's all reasonable. I'm still prejudiced against them > > but that can remain my opinion. > > Hey, I'm with you -- I must have an electromagnetic field around me that > totally wrecks floppies or something. I was really happy when Steve Jobs > banished floppy drives from Apples > > However, if people insist on using floppies, I'd really recommend ejecting > them after the system has been booted. There's no telling how much dust > could collect if that little window stays open. > > -- > _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ OK, so what's the speed > / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ of dark? > \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) > [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] >