1997-07-02 - Re: Degaussing

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From: Alan Olsen <alan@ctrl-alt-del.com>
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
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UTC Datetime: 1997-07-02 05:23:47 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:23:47 +0800

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From: Alan Olsen <alan@ctrl-alt-del.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 13:23:47 +0800
To: cypherpunks@Algebra.COM
Subject: Re: Degaussing
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At 02:17 AM 7/2/97 -0000, Secret Squirrel wrote:
>
>Could someone please point me to a FAQ or somesuch about degaussing
>magnetic media? Thank you!

Electromagnetic pulse.  You want something as strong as possible.  About 10
megatons should generate a big enough pulse.

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