Another ot: removing/wiping hd in old mac classic

I want to sell my old "Macintosh Classic II" for just a few bucks locally on Craig's List, but to protect my identity, etc., I don't want to give it up until I can wipe/erase the data in the harddrive.

Anyone know how to do that in such an old computer?

Thanks so much,
~Markito

[vendobaldtops]

Kito,
You need to delete all those pics of soda machines your wife doesn't know about?  You can bring those things down to a local computer store and they will wipe out the hard-drive for a nominal fee.  Check the yellow pages.

[vend_dr]

You may want to try killdisk I don't know about Mac's but I have used their program on pc's in the past with very good luck. Their program is free to download.

I'm a Macintosh repair technician. I can't imagine you'll get much, if any money for that model. If you have an old copy of Norton utilities, you can wipe the drive pretty effectively yourself. I would recommend finding a Mac User's group near you for help. Here's where to find your user's group: http://www.apple.com/usergroups/find/ Good luck.

littlegraphix thanks for the input and welcome to the group here!!!

Yeah, I figure the cost for software or a service would end up costing more than I could get for selling the computer.

I just hate to end a computer's life, kinda like ending a soda machine... feels like a crime.

Anyway, thanks to everyone for the advice.

~M

O.k., so if I sell it or give it away free for parts, how can I open up a "Macintosh Classic II" to remove the harddrive? Anyone know? littlegraphix?