Apple Disk Utility. Okay, I'll check into that tomorrow while I'm over at their office helping them.
And, yes, they report having the original diskettes. In fact, the wife of the husband/wife owner team is so fastidious about filing and record-keeping that it wouldn't surprise me if she has the original receipt! I know question will come up -- "Is this machine worth anything?" I have no clue, so I don't know what to tell my friends. Is there a market for such machines (e.g., collectors, hobbyists, spare parts, etc.)? If so, where should I be directing them? They'd no doubt get a mere pittance for it at auction, which is the machine's current destiny. I'll get more info on the printer model numbers, monitor (assuming there were monitor options on the 610), etc. Anything else I should be checking? On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 9:59 AM, Derek Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > It's been a while, but I believe the Apple Disk Utility has a zero disk > option... Might take a day or so to finish up, but the disk would be wiped > (not the NSA 5 times random writer type of wipe but still...). The disk > utility would either be on the hard drive, or would be with the original > system disks (disk utility diskette). If they intend on restoring the OS > after the wipe, I assume they must have the original system disks available. > > Derek > > On Nov 11, 2011, at 8:41 AM, Jim Kerwin wrote: > > > I'm not a Mac user, but I have some friends who are shutting down their > business, and one of items they want me to security-wipe before sale or > auction is their old Centris 610. Normally, for the Windows or Linux > environments, I'd just throw a Darik's Boot 'n' Nuke CD into the CD drive > and nuke the hard drive. But I'm completely unfamiliar with Mac hardware > and software, old or new, and this 610 doesn't have a CD-ROM drive. > > > > As a background, the system is completely functional, along with its two > Apple printers. They intend to restore the operating system after the wipe. > > > > I guess the questions would be: > > > > 1) Is there a way to create a hard-drive-wiping floppy from the system's > software? Or, > > 2) Is there software I can download from somewhere to accomplish the > same thing? And, assuming this is the necessary option, then... > > 3) How can I copy said software program on to a Mac-compatible floppy > disk? (The machine isn't hooked up to the Internet, has no USB ports, etc. > A lot changes in two decades, doesn't it?!) I have no other Mac machines, > old or new, from which to create such a floppy, though I might be able to > resurrect an old Windows machine or hook up a USB floppy drive to a Linux > machine. > > > > I suppose the whole disk doesn't need wiping, as long as there's some > utility that can wipe the data area from within the Centris 610 itself. > > > > Thanks in advance for your help! > > -- > ----- > You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs > group. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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 leave this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs > > Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.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 leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
