How do I "sanitize" my computer before I throw it away?

Remove the hard drive and either retain it or, if it is of no further use, crush it.

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Tiger 10.4.11 was installed on the previous hard drive ( before it damaged ), with EFI firmware 1.9 ,
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Before shelling out additional cash for newer resources for this old an iMac, especially for an upgrade to OS X10.5 Leopard, if you can't afford a new iMac, have you considered buying a newer, used intel iMac?
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You are running PowerPC software, you need to look for a used Mac that is still running OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.
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