LS-120 drive

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Anne Wilson wrote:
> I need to wipe some floppies before disposal.   I have a usb LS-120 drive that 
> I used to be able to use with linux, but it looks as though the drivers may 
> no longer be in the kernel - it is of the vitage of zip drives.  Or maybe I 
> just need some extra packages installed?  Can anyone help me get this working 
> again?
> 
> Anne
> 
If you have a large quantity of the disks, consider using a bulk 
tape eraser, if you have one, or a magnet if you do not. It is much 
faster, and does a better job. The erase heads on a disk drive are 
not as wide as the write head, so you leave recoverable data behind. 
(Something about not damaging adjacent tracks.)

Mikkel
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