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Re: ZIP formats

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From: Simon Dobbs
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 1999 00:00
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On Mon, 12 Apr 1999 14:24:43 +0100, Peter Ceresole wrote
(in message <B337B2AB966830B95@cara.demon.co.uk>):
> The sight of that creaking LC2, which had been built before Zips were a 
> gleam in Iomega's eye (or even before PC Exchange had been issued), 
> chuntering along copying 6000 files to a PC formatted cart without a single 
> hesitation or error warmed the heart.... Mind you, it did take a while... 
> 
> It was all for my favourite film achivist- the Best in the Known Universe. I 
> was rewarded with a kiss. Indeed, Macs (and Zips) are wonderful things. 
I will use this as a baseline charge for the other macuser in this household 
when I provide technical support
your story warmed the cockles of my heart- thanks!
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Subject: Re: ZIP formats
Date: 1999/04/12
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