Re: Flopticals/backup systems

[behrenss@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Soenke Behrens)]

In article <9211031716.AA30853@max.ee.lsu.edu> mills@MAX.EE.LSU.EDU (John Mills) writes:
>>>I sure hope y'all know what you're doing. Those suckers are fairly
>>>sensitive to static electricty... :)
>>Mind quoting some real data or examples on that? I haven't seen any evidence
>>to support that.
>  Well, I've blown a LOT of ROMs, PROMs, & EPROMs (as well as other chips) by
>not using proper electronic etiquette. :)

Oh, you were talking about chips ... I thought you were referring to the drive
and/or media ... _that_ would've surprised me.

As for chips: I never blew a single one by static electricity. Easy to avoid,
either just touch a good ground during work regularly, or get one of these
nifty little wrist cables that go for $5.

Yours

Soenke