Disposing of an old computer securely

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Author: Alan Dayley
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Subject: Disposing of an old computer securely
Sounds like a firewall for a small network to me. I need to set one up for
my dad. If it has a monitor and it still works, I'll take it off your
hands, after you wipe the drives, of course.

Alan

At 02:30 PM 5/22/01 -0700, you wrote:
>I finally upgraded my linux box at home (it was a 486, with an old style

keyboard, 2 ~600MB HD, 1 1x CDROM). I think it
>was about time.
>
>Anyway, what is the best way to "wipe the drives" and where should I

dispose of the machine?
>
>Suggestions?
>
>sps
>
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