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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: AAACHIPSET on October 17, 2014, 10:48:46 AM

Title: parallel port zip drive
Post by: AAACHIPSET on October 17, 2014, 10:48:46 AM

will a iomega  parallel  port  drive  work  on a amiga parallel port?

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: danwood 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

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: AAACHIPSET on October 17, 2014, 11:45:21 AM

ill take  that as a no..

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: danwood 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.

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike 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.  :)

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: danbeaver 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

Title: Re: parallel port zip drive
Post by: AAACHIPSET 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!!  ..