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Imagine the paper from a cross cut shredder. Now imagine those pieces as
lumpy bits of sharp metal pieces with dust gently wafting off the pile.
Or watch the process.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=hard+drive+shredding
I like this one as it shows a laptop and a mini tower being crunched
too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIRXh2oiqtA&feature=related
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of David McFarlane
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 3:25 PM
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Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Does the U have a disposal program for old backup
tapes?
Don,
>I happen to know the answer for hard drives. Drives that the staff at
>Surplus can't securely wipe - for whatever reason - go to a company
that
>shreds them.
Just to satisfy my curiosity... What exactly, in concrete terms,
does "shred" mean here? I have had trouble with that in the past,
since that term has both figurative and literal senses.
Thanks,
-- dkm
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David McFarlane, Systems Designer
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