Digital BW, The Print

> 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.

> 
> In the meantime, I won't be mailing any flash cards, though <g>.
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
> TomOC@y...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
> 
> 
> --- 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.

On Monday 25 Mar 2002 3:07 am, tomoc wrote:
> 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
>
> TomOC@...
> www.thomasoconnell.com
>
>
> --- 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.
> >
> > \ufffd 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.
>
>
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