>Situation: I've got a fine Pismo G3 but a terribly slow phone connection. >I need to download some large pgms and docs (Mozilla, etc,) and library only >lets us use 1.4 meg floppies. > >So, has anyone been able to slip into the computer sections of their library >and plug a zip drive into one of the almost always IBM type machines and >download to the zip and then sneak out again?
Sneakin' in and out of places, yes, but not a library, with a Zip disk. I'll keep it short: If that fine Pismo G3 and your Zip drive talk to each other through USB, *and* the PC in the library are also equiped with USB, you can hook the Zip drive up to the PC's. It is a matter of installing the right Iomega Zip software on the PC and inserting a PC formatted Zipdisk. If the PC's do not have USB, you're restricted to connecting the Zip drive to the parallel/printer port, which requires a Zip drive for the parallel port, or perhaps a conversion gizmo. Here at home, the PC has a parallel port Zip drive, and the IIci has a SCSI zip drive. I ShoeNet between them with PC formatted Zip disks, which are perfectly readable on the Mac with the OS 7.5.x 'Joliet' extension. Other compatiblity issues: both drives are blue :) Žmartt -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> 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/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
