> -----Original Message----- > From: Callum Lerwick [mailto:seg at haxxed.com] > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 11:28 PM > To: TCLUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] RE: OT: Exploding CDROM > > > > In any case CD ROM drives shouldn't be a consumer hazard. > Is it greed > > that makes companies build and sell things knowing they are > not safe? > > For myself I wont buy anything that could harm my Son or Daughter. > > I think the lesson here, is with a ~40x or faster CDROM, its > probably a > good idea to put the machine somewhere where the CDROM isn't at eye > level. Exploding CD's do happen... > You know, aside from the potential bodily harm, it would be richly ironic if the one and only backup someone had was on a cd that blew up during the restore. Then you pretty much know murphy has your number. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list