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On 31/10/2012 14:36, Eitan Adler wrote:
> On 31 October 2012 10:18, Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote:
>> I completely agree that the article needs attention - possibly left as a
>> guide to recovering data from Zip cartridges. But I'd like it to remain in
>> some form, even if its a minority interest.
> I am happy to leave the article in this form, but please keep in mind
> that I have no way of updating the document or testing its content.
> Writing/updating docbook articles isn't hard. Any chance you could
> help out with this and provide a diff to the article?   I'd be happy
> to work with you you on getting the syntax / formatting correct.
>
>

By all means. I've already started locating some of my old zip hardware. 
(I know I have it by virtue of the fact I've never thrown it away).

I'd probably have done a lot more with the documentation if I knew how 
it worked technically; I have it in mind as a project for dark winter 
evenings. Continue this off-list?

Regards, Frank.