Re: Parallel interface for SCSI ZIP || AND THE OTHER WAY??

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From: Maxwell Daymon
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 00:43

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Michael Schuster (schuster@panix.com) wrote:
: In article <4eau44$5g7@rks1.urz.tu-dresden.de> wrote:
: > I wanted to ask the same question, but now I realize, that it's possible,
: > but as expensive as to buy both versions of the ZIP-drive. 

: This is correct. It only makes sense if you have other SCSI devices to
: use, or some other special situation. 

One special situation is where you care about speed. The parallel port 
version has only 33% of the speed of the SCSI version - reason enough to 
avoid it.

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Subject: Re: Parallel interface for SCSI ZIP || AND THE OTHER WAY??
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