Bruce... On Apr 6, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Bruce Johnson wrote:
> > > On Apr 4, 2009, at 1:53 PM, Steve R wrote: > >> >> I thought one of the ways security minded people ensured thieves and >> law enforcement type people didn't gain access to their data was by >> creating a magnetic loop around the doorframe of their designated >> computer room so that the information on the drives was rendered >> useless by the magnets?? > > Only in Hollywood. > > This may work for floppies, but for things like flash RAM, as in USB > sticks and the like, this has no effect. > > The one time Hollyweird got it right was in the Mel Gibson movie where > he had thermite charges wired to the top of his drives. Since the topic is erasing a drive to sell, the thermite solution might be problematic. But it is fun stuff to play with! ;-) Amanda --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
