Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Doug. I heard this a while back...but I have not yet heard of 
anyone actually having a problem from it...wonder if it's really true?

In the meantime, I won't be mailing any flash cards, though <g>.

Tom O'Connell

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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Doug Fisher" 
<dougfisher@e...> wrote:
> For those who have gone fully digital and use compact flash cards 
in their
> cameras, the following article from the Northern Virginia Photo 
Society
> newsletter might be of interest.
> 
> • CompactFlash cards won't survive irradiation: The
> CompactFlash Association says that semiconductors
> used in electronic systems, including CompactFlash
> and CF I/O cards, will be irreparably damaged if subjected
> to the irradiation process the U.S. Postal Service
> put in place in Oct 2001 to sanitize the mail. Such
> damage will not only cause loss of data stored on the
> cards, but also the cards will no longer be operable.
> Irradiation will also damage pharmaceuticals, contact
> lenses, and photographic films. While e-beam irradiation
> systems for the mail will damage CompactFlash
> cards, the x-ray scanners at airports will not.