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Re: How to make an unitialized disk

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From: seiffert
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1987 19:20
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To do the job especially quick and dirty, purchase a fairly strong
magnet at some hardware or toy store, and then you can zap disks
at your liesure.  All fifteen at once most likely.

Of course, I wouldn't have my $300 dollar word processing program
anywhere nearby if I were you.  Not even in the same building, but
that's just paranoid me.

In fact, I recall some company marketed an electromagnet for just
this purpose.  Unfortunately I couldn't tell you the name or where
to get it, but perhaps a local computer store might have such
information.
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"May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house."
                                                 -- George Carlin
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           Phaedrus
           (Bipedal Carbon-based Land Mammal at large)
           Indiana University at Bloomington
           seiffert@silver.bacs.indiana.edu
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