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  From: <phomann@prr.org.au>
  To  : John Edwards <isplist@pinnacle.net.au>
  Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 16:24:39 +1100

Re: Wiping a drive

I've found the firebox of a steam locomotive is particularly effective 
at causing irreparable damage to various media. Besides being hot 
(very hot), 3 or 4 hours in there usually has the desired effect!
Plus, its a lot more fun than an afternoon with the power tools!

Cheers.

=================================================
 Peter Homann
 Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
 Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
 Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
=================================================
Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on 
planet Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.



On 20 Feb 2001, at 11:34, John Edwards wrote:
> 
> We once had to destroy several boxes of CDROM's containing confidential
> data, along with software to read the data. As trivial as it sounds, in
> practice it's rather difficult to simultaneously destroy CDROM's in
> volume. Even resorting to power tools still made it a job that took all
> afternoon.
> 
> John Edwards
> 

=================================================
Peter Homann
 Steam Fireman, Pichi Richi Railway
 Administrator: http://www.prr.org.au
 Editor, Pichi Richi Patter.
=================================================
Scientists today discovered signs of intelligent life on 
planet Earth.  They believe the species died out last year.

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