How iMac G4 Drive w/o Disk Wipe

I sell an old iMac G4 20 "and you want to remove my personal information from it.  Unfortunately, I have more the installation discs.

Can I start in disc Mode target, install it from another Mac (via FireWire) and format the drive?

Any other ideas?

I need to do the same thing with a MacBook (13 "2006).

Yes, but computers have a BONE later. If you choose to erase the entire disk from the iMac, you need to get in shape with the APM partition table plan.

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