[Leica] IMG: Digital Darkrooms

[ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)]

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ric


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On Nov 18, 2007, at 5:56 PM, Brian Reid wrote:

>
>> what's the foil for?
>
> If English were your first language, I would give this answer, from  
> Christopher Isherwood:
>
>    The reason you will see no doubt
>    It is to keep the lightning out.
>
> Electronic devices that are not connected to wires can be very  
> sensitive to static electricity. A 750 Gigabyte disk has an onboard  
> computer that is quite complex and delicate. The aluminum foil is  
> to help prevent static electricity issues when you are moving the  
> disks around.
>
>
>
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