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> This is a pretty good reason for the drives being more popular on macs.  
> In order for a Zip to be portable on a PC you would have to have the 
> parallel version.  On a mac the SCSI version is portable.....only the 
> oldest macs dont have SCSI and installing one is as easy as plugging it in.
> 
> This may be the case with the parallel version for PC's as well.  How 
> much configuration does a PC system need to work with a zip?  Also, what 
> is the throughput of PC parallel ports?

When I was using a PC (a while ago) file manipulation was a drag. Even
with Windows 3.11 etc. Backing up to removable storage meant using Norton
Backup or something. 

On a Mac, file manipulation is so much easier -- just move icons around.
Truly graphical. Removable storage makes more sense if you can actually
use the files that are stored there (on the Zip disk etc). 

Then, there's the question of configs etc -- having to make the stuff work
with Windows/DOS. If either Windows/Norton Backup/Zip disk had problems
with the configurations, then it was possible I couldn't access the files.
Not so on the mac. 

Then, it was concievable that most PC users wouldn't bother with such
devices, and why would I need the portability. Using the Zip drive on a
friends computer would mean creating havoc with it's config/autoexec, and
most of my friends hate that. Some of them don't even use the c:\windows
or c:\dos directory as the default windows/dos dirs. How to use my ready
made batch files then? And my Zip drive would have a different name (e:?
f:?) on each computer.

On a Mac, such directory names fuss are usually not important. I could run
MS Word 5.1 off a floppy/Zip disk if I wanted. Try that on a PC. 

Then, PC drives are pretty cheap and relatively easier to install -- just
change the CMOS settings, and format it! Why bother with removables. 

Those are my just my reasons for the Zip drive to be more popular on Macs.
I'd use the Zip drive to store all my Sys 7.5 & update 1.0 image files, my
Quicktime movies, JPEGS... stuff that are mostly permanent storage. 

Cheers.

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