@nixCraft When Fujitsu had HDD issues around 2000,...

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When Fujitsu had HDD issues around 2000, and a lot were returned under warranty, they had a guy sitting in the parking lot hitting them with a hammer and throwing them in a big skip bin.

Sure, the circuit board were cracked, but they could be changed quickly. The data on the platters was still intact.

Like 12 March at 22:30 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.au

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Biggles

@SuperMoosie @nixCraft when I hit them with a hammer the platters shattered...

13 March at 4:26 | Open on aus.social

SuperMoosie

@Taco_lad
I think the novelty of smashing them hard enough to damage platters wore off after the first 100 or so.
@nixCraft

13 March at 5:01 | Open on mastodon.au

Biggles

@SuperMoosie @nixCraft quitter 😜
I used a cold chisel in a block of wood as a jig and smashed maybe 200 one day

13 March at 5:41 | Open on aus.social

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