Re: TARGET: your latest on Zip Drive

[Brad Riffel <riffel@TENET.EDU>]

Your techie is wrong. The Zip is a much better way to go. It saved my
life this summer. We had a break-in and our library file was destoyed on
our file server. Luckily I had backed up on Zip cartridges and had put
several in safe places. The Zip Drive is very easy to install and very fast.
It is much better than Syquest or other hard drives. The only problem is
that you might have to wait several weeks to get one. The demand for them
is overwhelming.

Brad Riffel                             riffel@tenet.edu
Media Specialist                        BradR19@aol.com
River Road High School                  W-806-383-8786
Rt. 9 Box 1                             H-806-359-0860
Amarillo, Tx. 79108

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May the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rains fall soft upon your fields and
and until we meet again...
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                           ... an Irish Blessing




On Tue, 29 Aug 1995, Nancy Kantar wrote:

> What are your latest opinions of the Iomega Zip Drive??  I read rave reviews
> from members a few months ago.  I'm almost out of hard drive space.  My
> Techie guru (coordinator) at school says I should buy a regular hard drive
> (but I don't think he's tried Iomega's Zip)      What's the difference
> between getting a second, let's say 270 MB hard drive, to attach to my LC 575
> and getting the Zip drive which is cheaper and with the removeable disks
> would give me more than 270 MB?  I don't think I really understand the
> difference between a "regular" hard drive and this portable Zip Drive.  What
> could be the disadvantages of using one?????
>    TIA
>