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From: Chris Wedgwood <cw@f00f.org>
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On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 07:48:11AM -0700, Joel Jaeggli wrote:

    > Example: disk is faulty and will no longer work. How do you guarantee
    > that nobody will be able to read it after you toss it out OR return it
    > to the manufacturer to claim for warranty?

I'm told people do actually buy dead hard-drives that are returned for
RMA purposes.  I wonder that they do with them? :)

    if it's bad you should think nothing of taking the dewalt cordless, and
    putting a hole through the platters and the case...

A hole wouldn't suffice, you would best destroy the platters
completely (grid off the surface or melt them down).  Or better still,
both.




  --cw