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From: pope@edunet.dk (Povl H. Pedersen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc
Subject: Re: ZIP drives anyone?
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:52:43 +0200
Organization: edu!
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In article <ferrie-2408951100110001@q-06.das.mcgill.ca>,
ferrie@cim.mcgill.ca (F.P. Ferrie) wrote:

: Dear World,
:   Has anybody out there had any success in getting an Iomega ZIP
: drive to work under *bsd?  I'm thinking of getting one to use as
: a backup device - it looks like quite the deal for $200.  Specifically
: I want to stick it on a Sun 3/60 with NetBSD 1.0A.  Any help/comments/
: net.wisdom appreciated.
: ff

It works great under linux. But, the only people who got it working are
those who forget about stupid non-standard hardware like the printer port,
and gets the SCSI kit (may be sold as a Macintosh connectivity kit) and
just uses it as another SCSI drive.