Can anyone on this list enlighten us with regard to the
effect of magnetic security systems on CD-ROMs?
Are they adversely affected by:
- magnetic strips
- sensitisers
- security gates
We have been assuming they should not be passed through the
security gate, but have been tattling books accompanied by
CD-ROMs. We are now being told that these magnetic strips
also harm them.
We have also been told that audio CDs are not affected in
this way. Is this true? Are audio CDs and CD-ROMs different
in this way?
Simon
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