On 9/24/09 11:12 PM, "Dr. Hawkins" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> ZIPs are plug-n-play and durable. You can then simply take a 100MB >> disk back and forth between machines. > Ehh. > I used to get a student every semester coming to me with a > disintegrated zip disk in hands, asking what to do. > > And by "disintegrated," I mean it was in three pieces--two halves of > the case and the disk itself. > > Now they all have several more years on them . . . > > My hopes at disk recovery of my old programs still relies on zip > disks, but for new data . . . > > hawk Maybe, because they are old after all, but it is the best way I have found to share files between a PC and a classic Mac, because both systems recognize the disk without question. I have hundreds of zips, and I am slowly transferring them to the PC to burn them onto CDs, and then deleting the transferred files. In a few years (ha ha), I will have all of my Zip Disks archived! Chuck --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
