[P1] Clean install OS X for new owner?

[Donald Keenan]

On Monday, January 20, 2003, at 07:41 PM, Jack Rodgers wrote:

> A simple method, first I would suggest zeroing the drive using the Disk 
> Utility. The zeroing is via an option in the Erase tab. This takes a 
> while, but is as close as you can get to removing your personal data 
> from the drive safely.
>

Jack:
On Sunday I took my first step toward Jag by installing the 10.2. The 
tech at AppleCare suggested that I just "reinitialize" with the option 
under Disk Utility's "erase" command. I haven't upgraded to 10.2.3 yet. 
Does Disk Utility give me both options? I only noticed re-initialize and 
I thought the tech representative said that I could only zero all data 
from an OS 9 cd. This confused me, but I didn't have the smarts to 
contradict her (by the way, the first female tech rep I've ever spoken 
to from AppleCare).
Would you advise that I go back and start all over from the Jag install 
cd and look for "zero all data " and then re-initialize?
Thanks,
Donald