On 4/11/03 L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I'm the proud and happy owner of a new (to me) G3 400 Lombard/Bronze <snip>> >I've got an external SCSI Zip drive from a previous Mac, and I'd like >to use it to load up the new baby with data. (The lack of a floppy is >OK -- but I have to be able to use Zip disks.) It has the standard DB25 >cable. Where can I find the proper adapter for the HDI 30 SCSI port? >Nobody seems to have heard of it. Or can I get a DB25 to USB cable? I >wouldn't think so -- I would imagine it would fry the drive. If such a >cable does exist, can I keep my Zip drive unplugged? Don't bother with SCSI . . .
If you simply _must_ use ZIP disks (blech-ZIP!), buy one of these for $19.95 and yer all set: SmartDisk item #RF-ZIPG32 "100 MB Expansion Bay Zip Drive for 1999 & 2000 PowerBook G3" which you can find here: <http://store.yahoo.com/smartdiskstore/exbayandulde.html> In fact, if you really truly rely on ZIPs (however farfetched a concept that may be), were I in your shoes I'd buy two so I'd have a spare second for the inevitable day when the first croaks on ye. hth, Dan K -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
