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Article #135Re: Zip Vs EZ Flyer
From: David J Richardson
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00
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In article <jeremy-ya02408000R0901981852460001@news.rsp.com.au>, jeremy@rsp.com.au.no_junk_mail ( Jeremy Webber) wrote: >>It would appear that you will want an external storage device. >>Zip Drives are no good for running programs off it. The Zip Disks are >>supposed to be used as "floppies" (ie. not intended for serious use). >>The disks can be chucked around like floppies without suffering any >>damage. > >You clearly have not used a Zip drive. I have one, and it is fine for >running programs from (on a Mac), though not as fast as a hard disk. In fact, if you've got an older machine it may be faster than your (probably smaller!) hard drive :) And I've never had a Zip disk "go bad", unlike the few floppies I've got left... -- David J Richardson borad@crafti.com.au & http://www.crafti.com.au/~borad/ PC users swear at their computers, Mac users by them. Hmmm...
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From: borad@crafti.com.au (David J Richardson)
Subject: Re: Zip Vs EZ Flyer
Date: 1998/01/11
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