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- From: djarvis@u.washington.edu (David Jarvis)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Zip-disks for both Amiga & PC?
- Date: 18 Feb 1996 08:12:12 GMT
- Organization: University of Washington, Seattle
- Message-ID: <4g6n0s$3sq@nntp5.u.washington.edu>
- References: <151.6620T1005T957@bgnett.no> <874.6621T639T1350@xmission.com> <263.6622T286T2276@bgnett.no>
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- In article <263.6622T286T2276@bgnett.no>,
- Reinert Hansen <reinerth@bgnett.no> wrote:
- > RH>> Is it possible to use a PC-formatted zip-disk on Amiga using crossdos or
- > RH>> something similar?
- >>Yes!
- >
- >Great! No doubt I`m gonna buy that shiny, goodlooking zip-drive at monday
- >morning! Thanx! :)
- >
- ><tsb>Chaoz/X - reinerth@bgnett.no
- ><sb>18-Feb-96 04:45:08
- >
-
- Not only is it possible to run IBM formatted disks, but when you get the
- Zip drive, even from an Amiga shop, it comes with the software to run it
- on IBM or Macs, either as a permanent part of the system, or as a
- "guest". So you can take it back and forth from work or wherever and use
- it on the multiple systems.
-
- Make sure you get Squirrel Zip Tools also. It makes using the Zip drive
- easier on the Amiga, and works with any SCSI drive controller, not just
- Squirrel SCSI.
-
- (My 'expert' advice, having had a Zip for 4 days now!)
-
- Dave Jarvis
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