You and your magnets!! I would not dare to go near anything with a 
magnet. I am still trying to figure out what it means when I use 
"trash" compared to "secure trash" and which one I should use to get 
rid of something. I also am eager to know , Bill, what this security 
signed ? means in your last e-mail.
Marta
On Jul 6, 2004, at 10:59, Bill Rising wrote:

> On Jul 5, 2004, at 11:39, John Robinson wrote:
>
>> I agree with Harry, why not use a large magnet?  I purchased one from 
>> Radio Shack several years ago, very large thing, plugs in and about 
>> the size of an iron.  I have not tried it with a hard drive, but boy 
>> it will wipe out about everything else for sure, does a great job.
>>
>
> Well - I guess a magnet could certainly scramble the file system for 
> the casual user. Someone sophisticated could pull more off. I wonder 
> if a magnet would scramble all the top-secret information which points 
> towards ... oops. ;<)
>
>
> Bill



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