[wplug] degaussing tapes and hard drives

[Poyner, Brandon]

It did cross my mind to find out what a junk yard might charge.  I think my best options, from suggestions, would be to rent a proper degausser or buy a really strong, cheap magnet and just hope it works.  That or forego the warranty, buy a sledge hammer, and go nuts.
 
I like the warning on the 'supermagnets' on this site: http://www.unitednuclear.com/magnets.htm

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	Subject: Re: [wplug] degaussing tapes and hard drives
	
	

	While we're being fanciful, you could see if any of your friends
	have an MRI handy, or one of those electromagnets they use to
	pick up cars in the junkyard...
	
	Vance Kochenderfer        |  "Get me out of these ropes and into a
	vkochend at nyx.net          |   good belt of Scotch"    -Nick Danger
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