Re: [Thinkpad] revisit: cheap & secure hard drive disposal

If you have a drive with caddy to fit a 769XC for sale let me know

-----Original Message-----
>From: John Bridges <jbridges@peekpoke.com>
>Sent: Mar 17, 2006 9:11 AM
>To: Thinkpad list <Thinkpad@stderr.org>
>Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] revisit: cheap & secure hard drive disposal
>
>On 3/16/06, Matt <mwtech@ameritech.net> wrote:
>> Of all the options thus far mentioned, that's the one I like.
>> I have a box of old 2 to 6 Gb size drives that will never be used again.
>> Perfect for use as bricks when building our garden wall this year.
>> We have some grading to do, in order to avoid water from the next hundred
>> year flood that comes by every spring.
>>
>> We can have a Seagate wall down by the drainage area. With a Barracuda near
>> the base. LOL
>>
>> Deskstars for the top ledge.
>>
>> This could be fun.
>>
>
>My favorite use is to disassemble them, use the magnets as ultra
>strong refrigerator magnets, use the platters as pretty playthings.
>It's a pity I don't have any more big SCSI drives. My favorite were
>some 5.25" 14platter SCSI drives. The pack of platters makes a nice
>nick-nack, and the magnets are HUGE compared to the ones in modern
>drives.
>
>It's kind of fun taking them apart, sort of like a well crafted metal
>puzzle box.
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