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Thread ID: 29723 2003-01-31 03:37:00 Poll - Do you Zip? Chilling_Silence (9) Press F1
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117393 2003-01-31 03:37:00 Well, seeing as things are a little quiet around here I thought Id ask who uses Zip drives and why? A CD-ROM is so much more widely accepted... Chilling_Silence (9)
117394 2003-01-31 03:43:00 It's only quiet cos it's so hard to get on (and stay on!) ;)

I've never used a Zip Drive. I personally find CD/RW is the most convenient method for moving data around. I use a DDS tape drive for backups.

Cheers
Miami
Miami Steve (2128)
117395 2003-01-31 03:57:00 Got one in the downstairs computer, don't use it all that often. But I must say that they are very good, fast and hold a decent amount of data. -=JM=- (16)
117396 2003-01-31 04:02:00 Yes, but a CD-R/W holds 700MB Data and it takes me about 4 mins to write a whole CD-R! Chilling_Silence (9)
117397 2003-01-31 04:05:00 I think I'd look silly with a CD stuck on the front of my trousers. I find a zip works much better. Graham L (2)
117398 2003-01-31 04:06:00 > I think I'd look silly with a CD stuck on the front
> of my trousers. I find a zip works much
> better.

Oh but a DVD is so much more fashionable ;-)
Chilling_Silence (9)
117399 2003-01-31 04:19:00 Having updated to trousers with NO ZIP (Track pants) I feel like a Girl.

That's all very well but where am I going to get one just now???!!!


:D
Elephant (599)
117400 2003-01-31 04:22:00 Zips are handy sometimes, but slow. My zip drive is way more reliable than the four cd-writers I have used.

Not really common enough, sod all have them.

I tend to use it when I can't log in to forums.
robo.
robo (205)
117401 2003-01-31 04:28:00 Being a little more serious.....

ZIP drives work quite well under WinXP....

No drivers needed as supported by the O/S.

I have used these under Win 98 and Win 98SE.

The main reason I got a Zip drive was to be able to transport files between computers at different locations.

You had to install the drivers B4 trying to transfer.

These days I use the CDWriter or Email file attach.

I have a Customer who has two Zip (External) drives and does a backup at Work and restores at Home. This works for him.
Elephant (599)
117402 2003-01-31 18:47:00 Yeah, How compatible are the drives with each other.. Im pretty sure there's a few flavors/size or something?? Am I right?? Chilling_Silence (9)
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