A new use for Linux

[Vivek J. Patankar]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Les Mikesell wrote:
>> Les wrote:
>> Or use that hammer to drive a small steel punch all the way through 
>> the drive.  It's quick and someone would have to be pretty determined 
>> to get any data back after that.
> 
> The newer platters are much harder as we found out when we tried to cut 
> some drives up with a metal saw.  To hard.
> 
> I read an article of using "Coke" (I prefer Pepsi) and drill a few holes 
> in the top of the case.  Fill with Coke and let sit.  Soon the surface 
> of the platters are now etched.

What a waste! Hard disk platters make excellent shaving mirrors. Just 
that one has to get used to the small size and the hole in the middle. 
I've been using one for the past three years.

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Regards,
विवेक ज. पाटणकर (Vivek J. Patankar)

Registered Linux User #374218
Fedora release 7 (Moonshine)
Linux 2.6.22.1-27.fc7 x86_64