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- From: jsburger@xmission.com (John S. Burger)
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- Subject: Re: Can an A500 use the parallel Zip Drive?
- Date: 11 Apr 96 11:55:14 +0500
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- On or about 09-Apr-96 13:46:54 Psycho Bob typed the following words about "Re:
- Can an A500 use the parallel Zip Drive?". My reply is thus...
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- Hi Psycho,
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- >> How can I get my A500 to recognize the Zip Drive without a SCSI
- >> connection? Is it Possible?
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- PB> Connection is possible, but usability is another issue.
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- PB> Parallel-device driven hardwares are very software dependent. That is,
- PB> there is no "universal" ware that can access all the parallel devices. I
- PB> highly doubt if Iomega is going to develop Amiga-ware when all they care
- PB> about is Windoze 95.
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- This is *NOT* a software issue. It is a hardware issue. The Amiga parallel
- port is physically different from the PC parallel port. All the PC parallel
- devices (except printers) use pins in the parallel port that don't exist in
- the Amiga. In other words the ports are wired different in the PC and Amiga.
- Printers work but that is all.
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