6 Sep
2011
6 Sep
'11
3:50 p.m.
On 6 Sep 2011 at 21:30, Philip Pemberton wrote:
There are a couple of cheap permanent magnet
degaussers around, though
I was under the impression these actually *magnetise* the media, or
the opposite of what a "proper" degausser does...
Well, there is a form that was used on some tape recorders that took
two right-triangle-shaped permanent magnets of opposite poles and
mount them hypotenuse-to-hypotenuse and the tape dragged over the
pair, but that's sort of impractical for floppies.
A very workable solution is to find a VHS cartridge AC eraser. Radio
Shack, at one time sold a really nice one for less than $30. Works
like a charm. There *must* still be others out there for those
wishing to dispose of their own home-made porno tapes...
--Chuck