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From: [e-mail] (Doug Peters)
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Subject: Re: ZIP_DRIVE & AMIGA
To: [e-mail] (Joe Angell)
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 1995 14:37:55 [phone] (CDT)
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> > Hi there !!
> >
> > Sorry for off topic but has anyone managed to connect Zip-drive
> > (parallel version) to work on Amiga...if answer is yes...then how ???
>
> On the same note, has anyone gotten the SCSI version to work?

YES!  My friend has a 4000 (w/SCSI-2 card) and he did have a little
trouble recognizing it at first because it was formatted for Mac machines.
I can find out what he did to get it recognized so that he could format it
for Amigas, if you want.

> I don't think the Parellel version will work until someone writes driver
> software for the Amiga.  Parellel port disk drives are not exactly a
> standard thing...  Anyone want to undertake this?

Why would anyone?  The Parallel version is slow and I would consider it a
big hassle to use a Zip drive on a parallel port because you are tying up
a good usable port for accessing a 100MB Disk with almost the exact speed
of a floppy.  But if determined, AmiBack Tools were going to support
Parrallel Port Tape Back-Up Units with the new revision (that I don't
have) of Ami-Back.  I don't know if they released it, as Ami-Back's
Upgrade plan was worthless, and therefore I didn't take advantage of it.

> Anyway, the SCSI one is faster than the parellel one, so, if possible,

BIG TIME! ;)

> I'd use that one anyway.  Thing is, I hooked up the SCSI Zip to my Amiga,
> and it didn't even show up as being connected the the SCSI chain.  On the

I do know that my friend's ZIP Drive came with disks formatted for the
Mac.  Brad may have used a Mac Driver to recognize it, but once formatted
to the Amiga, it not only is a little wonder of a workhorse, but also
brought it over here and used it easily with my roommate's 3000.

I can find out the little ?hack/PRG he had to use to recognize the ZIP drive
the first time, if you need the info.  My guess would be that Shareware
CDROM Driver (ACDFS?) which also read Mac CDs and HDs.  That's available
on the Aminet.

> other hand, it wouldn't work on my friends IBM, either (it was his
> drive).  Anyone know? >

> Thanks...

OK, lemee know if you need more info, or if this steers you in the right
direction.

On another note, I wonder if this would've been more appropriate if sent
to the Toaster List.  I know that the ZIP Drive is becoming a welcome
addition to DTV and DTP professionals' (as well as amatuers like
me) arsenals in order to provide portability and accomadate budgets of
both business/hobbyist and client/friend, but NO ONE has ever passed me a
3D Object that I didn't get off of the net.

BUT... I'm not complaining, just suggesting.  ;)

-dp

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