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Offline AAACHIPSETTopic starter

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parallel port zip drive
« on: October 17, 2014, 10:48:46 AM »
will a iomega  parallel  port  drive  work  on a amiga parallel port?
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Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2014, 10:59:19 AM »
Not without modifying the parallel port with an interface:

http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/ppazip.lha
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Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2014, 11:45:21 AM »
ill take  that as a no..
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Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2014, 01:07:01 PM »
Quote from: AAACHIPSET;775174
ill take  that as a no..


Well it does, you just need to build a special cable, as linked above.  Drivers are in the archive too, works fine I used it that way in the late 90s.
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Offline Oldsmobile_Mike

Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2014, 06:00:33 PM »
I see SCSI ZIP drives starting on ebay for .99 cents.  Might be a better/cheaper/faster/more compatible option than making your own cable?  Just IMHO, if you already have a SCSI interface.  :)
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Offline danbeaver

Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2014, 05:23:04 AM »
Sadly, the parallel port Zip does work, but very, very slowly; try to use a SCSI or IDE instead, depending on your options
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Re: parallel port zip drive
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2014, 10:43:25 AM »
was  on  ebay  .and i dont have a printer attached  ..just thought it might be cool..what id really like is to attach  my orb drive  but its scsi2  cable ..i got a squirel  never been able to find a adaptor..its  sat on my amplifier  as a paper weight for 6 years now..and  sorta hesistant  ..dont wanna muck up my 1200  workbench  etc ..looks good these days ..even plays mpegs!!  ..
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