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Article #3880Re: Erasing magnetic media
From: Robert McCaul--The Equalizer
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1987 19:10
Date: Sun, 08 Nov 1987 19:10
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ok, a dumb question here... why don't you just use a bulk eraser like for audio tape, and nuke the disk?? then reformat it and go on?? (this would seem to work for tape and floppy media, although a hard drive might need the addition of a nuke switch and its own magnet) well??
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