Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:26:42 +0000 From: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: removing the article about zip drives Message-ID: <50911902.2050302@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <CAF6rxgnBjDh=bDvWVvtS%2BjLcgG1dFw-7RofhmquUwQO4RFUAJA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF6rxgnBjDh=bDvWVvtS%2BjLcgG1dFw-7RofhmquUwQO4RFUAJA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 31/10/2012 01:46, Eitan Adler wrote: > I'd like to remove > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/zip-drive/index.html > > - it is old True - doesn't mention USB version, and comments in the introduction are dated (100Mb isn't exactly high capacity any longer). > and crufty > - some instructions are now wrong Pity > - no one uses ZIP drives anymore Not so! Not often, but there is data on Zip cartridges out there, the same as there is on floppy disks. I come across them about once a year, but I'm nerdy like that. Whilst the article in question could benefit from an update, its the best there is. I wonder if 64-bit Windows is capable of working with some Zip drives any longer. This is another good reason to use FreeBSD. I have a collection of pretty much every Zip drive ever made (and some still work!); I could try out the instructions and see what still works. Regards, Frank.
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