On 4/4/09 8:21 AM, "Stephen E. Bodnar" <[email protected]> Broadcast into the ether:
> A big magnet simply doesn't work. Years ago I had a friend that put an > old hard drive on a bulk tape eraser at the radio station. This thing > would erase a whole tape reel with one zap. Didn't do a thing to the > hard drive. Everything was still readable. We had one at our shop that would kill a Hard Drive in one shot. Magnets do work. You must have had the wrong kind. An AC magnet works, but it will make the drive unusable. IF you are really concerned about data security the only efffective ways to ensure this are to smash it with a hammer, put it in a metal shredder or go to a foundry and melt it (or something else creative). Kyle Hansen -- This is the way the world ends...not with a bang, but a twitter. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
