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Re: Erasing magnetic media

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From: Kenneth_R_Jongsma
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1987 01:49
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Others may be interested.... The actual requirement is that the media
be written with at least 100 alternating 1/0 bits. i.e 11111 00000 11111,
etc...  Some media cannot be declassified. If memory serves, the old (still
in use in the Minuteman system) core memory had to be destroyed.
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Subject: Re: Erasing magnetic media
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Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 20:49:39 EST
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