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Subject:Re: Zip Drive From:Michael Lewis <lewism -at- BRANDLE -dot- COM -dot- AU> Date:Tue, 13 Jan 1998 10:18:44 +1100
Tracy Boyington wrote:
> We use Zip drives and find them quite handy. However, if you use a
> printer connected to a parallel port, there are compatability problems
> with some models -- I believe these are addressed on the Iomega web site
> (which is probably at iomega.com).
The easy way to avoid any compatibility problems is to acquire the SCSI
version of the ZIP drive, rather than the parallel port version. You can
also get a PCMCIA SCSI card to connect the ZIP to a notebook.
--
Michael Lewis
Brandle Pty Limited, Sydney, Australia
PO Box 1249, Strawberry Hills, NSW 2012
Tel +61-2-9310-2224 ... Fax +61-2-9310-5056
