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Re: Help! SCSI Zip drive under OS/2 :(

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From: Doug Samsel
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 1995 20:11
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In message <446bm0$d10@utulsa.utulsa.edu> - lasterm@hpserv.keh.utulsa.edu (Mike
 Laster) writes:
:>
:>In article <443mg1$1bcc@news-s01.ny.us.ibm.net>,
:> <krisnant2021@duq3.cc.duq.edu> wrote:
:>>Does any of you have been able to *USE* Zip drive under OS2? OS2 does 
:>>recognized my drive, but I can't access it. It asked me to format the disk,
:>>even though it's already formatted for PC. The drive is working fine under
:>>DOS/Win (dual boot with OS2), I can read the disk from DOS. I've tried to
:>>use the OAD driver from Iomega, but it doesn't support my Adaptec 2940 
:>>which I also attached my CDROM on and it's working fine.
:>>
:>>Any help or suggestion is greatly appreciated. Please post them here.
:>>Thank in advanced.
:>
:>The only real solution I've found is to buy an IOMega Zip-Zoom and use it.
:>It's not 100% functional, as there is no OS/2 port of ZIP tools, but it's the
:>best you're going to get under OS/2.  Call IOMega and complain loudly to them
:>about not supporting *STANDARD* SCSI.  Maybe if enough people complain, they
:>will release some ASPI drivers.
:>-- 
:>================================================================================
:> Mike Laster (lasterm@hpserv.utulsa.edu)
:>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
:>Today I dialed a wrong number....The other side said, "Hello?" and I said,
:>"Hello, could I speak to Joey?" They said," Uh, I don't think so...
:>He's only two months old." I said, "I'll wait..."
:>================================================================================

What SCSI driver did you use to get Warp to recognize the card?

Thanks,
Doug
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From: samsel@inlink.com (Doug Samsel)
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Subject: Re: Help! SCSI Zip drive under OS/2 :(
Date: 25 Sep 1995 20:11:07 GMT
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