RE: What about OLD computers??

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

Here's a low-tech, backyard method:

<http://notzero.net/projects/metal-casting/al-melt-test/>

I imagine the fumes would be toxic, so... no marshmallows.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Goldstein 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:08 AM
> To: 'TECHWR-L'
> Subject: RE: What about OLD computers??
> 
> Melting the drive into slag could be even more fun than using 
> a power drill! Do you need a kiln for that?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dossy Shiobara
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 7:48 AM
> > To: TECHWR-L
> > Subject: Re: What about OLD computers??
> > 
> > Also, for those who advise people "just drill some holes" 
> > through the platter - with the increase in drive density, 
> even a 1 sq. 
> > cm section of platter can contain many megabytes of data - 
> enough to 
> > store an entire
> > (defragmented) sensitive document.
> > 
> > For truly sensitive data, melting it into slag is the only known 
> > secure way of destroying magnetic data.
> > 
> > This isn't merely theoretical speculation or scare tactics: 
> > people have demonstrated reasonable recovery procedures already.
> > 

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