Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:35:27 +0000 From: Chris Rees <crees@FreeBSD.org> To: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: removing the article about zip drives Message-ID: <CADLo83_dKGzEFNg_0Lz7iCi1MXw83JXMi8UJcqB7jDBFcNz5fA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50911902.2050302@fjl.co.uk> References: <CAF6rxgnBjDh=bDvWVvtS%2BjLcgG1dFw-7RofhmquUwQO4RFUAJA@mail.gmail.com> <50911902.2050302@fjl.co.uk>
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On 31 October 2012 12:26, Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote: > 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. > You may have a point, but it's unfortunate for your argument that you chose to compare Zip drives with floppies-- we have also removed the floppy installation instructions.... Chris
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