On Tue, 20 Feb 2007, Alan Amesbury wrote: > Ivan Voras wrote: > > > The obvious question - why don't you burn the tapes and hammer the disks? > > :) > > Ah, low-tech. I know it well. Still, the last time I did any data > destruction, I found a 4 Tesla magnet does wonders. Downsides: > > 1) Oxford's 90cm bore, helium-cooled magnets aren't that > common, perhaps because a 2000V/500A power source > is a bit expensive (solution doesn't scale). > > 2) The hard drive has a tendency to fly out of one's > hands while moving it through the lines of force > (solution requires some physical coordination). > > > It's primarily for item #1 that I hadn't mentioned this earlier, as most > readers of -STABLE users are probably looking for a more scalable solution.
Scaleable? Easy .. For 2.5" drives, a tack hammer does nicely. For 3.5" to 5" drives, a claw hammer suffices. For 14"? IBM disk packs a small sledge is optimal (if short of tanks!) Cheers, Ian _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
