Re: Bulk erase methods

> very well. A shredder is a far better method. If the floppys are to
> be reused, formatting them will deter all but the black-hats.

You'd be surprised how easy it is to recover data from a floppy that
has only been formatted. All you need is a scope and patience. The
azimuth variations between any two drives make the "lost" data readable
easily on another drive.

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