How do I 1) delete the contents of my laptop, 2) safely dispose of my
laptop. I live in San Diego, CA. Thanks!

Hello, bigsticks:
  There is a company near where you live that can make easy the
disposal of your laptop, check out:
  
BSI Electronic Recyclers  
http://www.bsirecyclers.com

Check out the Services page, because they even provide a data removal service:

Services
http://www.bsirecyclers.com/Services.html

And there is a Free Pickup Service if you are located in the Los
Angeles or Orange County area.

Check out also the pricing:

Pricing
http://www.bsirecyclers.com/Pricing.html

And you can place a request directly from the web page:

http://www.bsirecyclers.com/Request.html

Search strategy

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Regards

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Request for Answer Clarification by bigsticks-ga on 19 Dec 2003 08:47 PST

Thanks. Do you know how I can delete the data on my laptop??

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Clarification of Answer by joseleon-ga on 19 Dec 2003 10:11 PST

Hello:
  Are you looking for a free solution or a software package is ok for you?

Regards.

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Request for Answer Clarification by bigsticks-ga on 19 Dec 2003 14:46 PST

Free if possible. I don't even really need to delete everything. Maybe
just remove the o/s or something like that - something I can do
without too much effort.

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Clarification of Answer by joseleon-ga on 20 Dec 2003 03:57 PST

Hello, bigsticks:
  Ok, then I think you just need to follow this procedure:

How to erase my hard disk drive and start over
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000186.htm

It's just a matter to boot your computer from a floppy and format your hard disk.

Let me know if you need additional help, I'm here to help you!

Regards.

Thanks!