A new use for Linux

[Aaron Konstam]

On Thu, 2007-07-19 at 14:54 -0700, Antonio Olivares wrote:
> --- Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, 2007-07-19 at 19:55 +0500, Mustafa Qasim
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 7/19/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> > >         My brother-in-law uses Windows XP and his
> > system crashed
> > >         making his
> > >         Documents unavailable. He saw how
> > expensive disk recovery
> > >         could be when
> > >         a local Linux user volunteered to recover
> > the documents for
> > >         him.
> > >         
> > >         Now here is a whole new use for Linux and
> > there is money in
> > >         it 
> > >         somewhere.
> > >         --
> > >         Aaron Konstam <akonstam at sbcglobal.net>
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> > >         Now here is a whole new use for Linux and
> > there is money in it
> > >         somewheroe.
> > > 
> > > Sorry! bro. i didn't got it! what do u mean by
> > "there is money in it
> > > somewhere."
> > > 
> > I need to leave out throwaway sentences. All I meant
> > was currently you
> > have to pay sums of $800 or $1000 to recover data
> > from a crashed
> > system.. A Linux based system might offer the
> > service cheaper. But it
> > would not work if the Disk is actually physically
> > damaged , I don't
> > think.
> > 
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> 
> I have recovered many documents, word files,
> spreadsheets, etc., for some colleagues at school. 
> The harddrive on the host machines was going bad
> giving thunking sounds.  I used Slax and recovered
> many files for them and passed them on to a USB drive
> and they gave me a hero's welcome.  They were very
> happy to get their data back and praising me very
> much.  
> 
> But if the disk is physically damaged, I concur with
> you Aaron, but some say that the FBI can do, it.  
> I do not know to what extent, but many people say that
> they can get anything that was on your computer no
> matter how many times you have reformatted your hard
> drive. 
> 
> This is a page that shows up using google that says a
> bit as to what happens 
> http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/fsc/backissu/oct2000/computer.htm
> 
> As to combat that, I do not know, some say use a
> Magnet and put it next to the hard drive that you want
> to be erased for good.  By doing that according to
> some there is no way in the world that the FBI can get
> your data.  I do not know how true the above statement
> is, but many people that know about computers have
> suggested this.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Antonio
> 
I tend to use a 5 lb hammer. Magnets are for sissies.
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