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Andreas Zollmann <king@netc.com> wrote:

: I have some more questions about the IOMEGA Zip drive I'm planning to
: buy: As I have heard, the SCSI version is a lot faster than the
: Parallel Port Version. Also, I could use the Zip drive for both my
: Macintosh and my PC, right? Now my two questions:

: 1. I have an IDE hard drive installed in my PC and would like to go on
: using it. So I would have to have a SCSI card AND the IDE card in my
: computer, right? Is that possible at all? How much is a SCSI card?

Absolutely!  Provided you have sufficient IRQs and whatnot available, it 
should be no problem whatsoever.

: 2. Can I use the SCSI Zip drive in all Macintosh computers or only in
: special Macintoshs? Would I have to buy anything else to use it, or
: could I just put it into the Macintosh and it would work? 

Absolutely again!  I've plugged mine into everything from a Plus to a 
PM8500 with no problems.  You can even boot from a Zip disk in a pinch.  
All you really need on the PC (at least under DOS/Win) is the ASPI driver 
(e.g. ASPIFCAM.SYS) and GUEST.EXE.  On the Macintosh side, all you really 
need is the Iomega Guest extension (or INIT, if you prefer).  As long as 
your Mac is running at least System 6 with >= 1MB RAM, you should be OK.

Iomega includes the utility software on the first Zip disk, but it kills 
the version for the other OS once you do an install.  There is probably 
info as to how to get around this in a FAQ somewhere...

Luck,
bj

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William Black
schmong@primenet.com

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