This applications is a division of Ser. No. 08/823,422 filed Mar. 24, 1997, now abandoned, which claims benefit of: Provisional Application Serial No. 60/022,775, entitled “A Data Storage And Retrieval System Based on Flying Magneto-Optical Head,” filed on Jul. 30, 1996; Provisional Application Serial No. 60/023,476, entitled “A Data Storage And Retrieval System Based on A Flying Magneto-Optical Head,” filed on Aug. 6, 1996; and Provisional Application Serial No. 60/025,801, entitled “A Data Storage And Retrieval System Based on A Flying Magneto-Optical Head,” filed on Aug. 27, 1996. The subject matter of each of these related applications is incorporated herein by reference. All related applications are commonly assigned.
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