degausser

[Eric Cope]

isn't the security of floppy disks the ultra rare existence of floppy
drives?

I second hole punch. What about cut the media with scissors?

On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 7:26 PM, <tshipley at deru.com> wrote:

> Not anymore.
> Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Technomage <technomage.hawke at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:14:09
> To: Main PLUG discussion list<plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Subject: Re: degausser
>
> giving folks ideas about thermite? :)
>
> in all seriousness though, you can get a bulk tape eraser from radio
> shack for about $29.00.
> its worth the money and won't burn your place down either.
>
> Matt Graham wrote:
> >
> > That'd work, probably, but what might be easier/cheaper is a big NdFeB
> magnet
> > ("rare earth magnet") run at close range over the floppies in a couple of
> > directions.  I think they sell these at various stores in the Phoenix
> area,
> > or you can get them at http://www.amazingmagnets.com/ --the pens they
> sell
> > with magnets attached are quite convenient, though those wouldn't be
> great
> > for erasing floppies.
> >
> > If you *really* want to get serious about this, powdered aluminum,
> iron(III)
> > oxide, some KMnO4, and a magnesium fuse.  Pile on top of floppies.
>  Ignite.
> > Completely scrambled ferromagnetic domains, and a show to boot!  (Don't
> do
> > this unless you know what you're doing, eh?)
> >
> >
>
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