Re: Are flopticals compatible with those mini cd's?

[toddpw@cco.caltech.edu (Todd P. Whitesel)]

sknkwrks@sonny-boy.cs.unlv.edu (Scott Alfter) writes:

> (MO cartridges might be a little
>more resistant since, if I'm not mistaken, it takes a combination of
>heat (from a laser) and an applied magnetic field to change them.)

You're not mistaken. That and the higher density is why MO cartridges are going
to take over when they become a cost-effective technology (and you can bet that
lots of companies are determined to make that happen).

>The only media that are totally safe from the effects of magnetic
>fields at this time are CD-ROMs and related optical storage methods.

Don't forget paper, or does that count as an optical storage method? :)

Todd Whitesel
toddpw @ cco.caltech.edu