Hi Jim ;)
   um... when I had to something like this for a Infantry Brigade Command.... I
just set a incinerator grenade on top of the pile of disks and tapes..... there
wasn't much left :)

   and it was fun getting to use the grenade :) hehehe

Art "Always like to blow things up :) " Bahrs
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>From: Jim Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: ot: erasing tapes
>Date: Fri, 22 Oct, 1999, 07:02
>>> snip <<<<

> When I had to do this very thing at one of my previous jobs (a US Army
> site), we bought an electric magnetizer/eraser doo-dad (technical term!)
> that bulk-erased all of our 9-track tapes and diskettes.  I don't see one in
> my favorite mail order computer supplies catalog, so I don't know if one is
> even available now or not.
>
> A honkin' big magnet would do the trick as well. :-)
>
>
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