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- From: billr@elmer.tsc.com (Bill Roberts)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: How can I use the non-SCSI Zip drive w/ A500?
- Date: 4 Apr 1996 20:04:16 -0500
- Organization: Technology Service Corporation
- Sender: Bill Roberts
- Message-ID: <4k1rig$78t@elmer.tsc.com>
- References: <efrain-0304960304050001@ppp-47.ts-1.nyc.idt.net>
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- In article <efrain-0304960304050001@ppp-47.ts-1.nyc.idt.net>,
- Efrain Gonzalez <efrain@soho.ios.com> wrote:
- >
- > I would like to use the parallel zip drive with my Amiga 500, but it
- >will not recognize it. Do I need a driver? Is it possible.
- >--
- >
- You cannot use a parallel anything (except printer) on any current
- Amiga. The Amiga parallel port is different hardware than the IBM-PC
- port, so it is not possible to write a driver for it.
-
- I hope for the next Amigas, this will be corrected, along with
- allowing you to use standandard PC memory.
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