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Subject: Re: getting garbage faster using FreeBSD?
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Clayton Milos wrote:
> We use a device called a degausser. It creates a very strong varying
>  magnetic field that totally wipes out everything on a tape. We've
> put a few hard drives on it to test it out. it TOTALLY wipes out
> everything on the drive include the bios sectors rendering the drive
> totally unusable. We can't even  get it back after that.

Class I or Class II?

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Darren Pilgrim