Disposing of an old computer securely

[Kurt Granroth]

Stephen Smith 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?

Once you have the hard drive wiped, you might want to consider
donating it to a non-profit group that may be able to use it (or parts
of it).  I've donated a few things (older ink-jet printers, etc) to a
group called AnotheR BytE.

http://www.recycles.org/byte/others/index.htm
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