destroying data

Jerry Feldman gaf at blu.org
Mon Jul 7 15:10:19 EDT 2003


On Mon, 7 Jul 2003 15:03:41 -0400
"Tilly, Lawrence" <Lawrence.Tilly at LibertyMutual.com> wrote:

> Yep, we were still using punch cards in the KY's. I *HATED* those!!
> When you want to destroy the card it was the strongest material known
> to man.  But when you were trying to tear it out of the book to use it
> seemed to rip any place a punch hole came within 3mm of an edge.  It's
> 
> amazing how good you get cutting masking tape into itty-bitty little
> pieces. Uuuggghhh!!  
I found that card readers were the best punch card destructors of all
:-)
All you needed to do was to leave the cards out in the humidity. 

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Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
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