Re: Bulk erase methods

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:00:45 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 08:13:49 -0700, Jim Thompson
><thegreatone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
[snip]
>>I've been lurking at this thread for awhile...
>>
>>If the OP meant that bulk erase was needed to render the floppies
>>disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the
>>only reliable way.
>>
>>If the OP only wanted to re-use the floppies himself, what's wrong
>>with simply "delete *.*" ??
>>
>>If he meant to distribute erased floppies for others to re-use, but
>>with security, there exists software which will write randomized data
>>over the existing data.
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>
>Why not just reformat? Even the CIA would have to be lucky to recover
>any data after that.
>
>John

Another poster claimed that they could get data even from a
reformatted disk.

Maybe, but I doubt it myself.

...Jim Thompson
--
| James E.Thompson, P.E. | mens |
| Analog Innovations, Inc. | et |
| Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus |
| Phoenix, Arizona Voice:(480)460-2350 | |
| E-mail Address at Website Fax:(480)460-2142 | Brass Rat |
| http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 |

I love to cook with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Bulk erase methods
    ... If the floppys are to ... > disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the ... > If the OP only wanted to re-use the floppies himself, ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Bulk erase methods
    ... > Jim Thompson wrote: ... >> disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the ... >> If the OP only wanted to re-use the floppies himself, ... > them one by one is not worth it, I want fast bulk erase and no cost. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Bulk erase methods
    ... >> Jim Thompson wrote: ... >>> disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the ... Theyre for reuse by other people, floppies are not obsolete ... >> them one by one is not worth it, I want fast bulk erase and no cost. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
  • Re: Bulk erase methods
    ... Jim Thompson wrote: ... > disposable with security, then mechanical destruction is certainly the ... > If the OP only wanted to re-use the floppies himself, ... them one by one is not worth it, I want fast bulk erase and no cost. ...
    (sci.electronics.design)
Loading