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From: Robert Holloway <roberth@ntanet.net>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Paralel Port Zip Drive
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 01:42:26 -0800
Organization: Nevada Technical Associates, Inc.
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To: Thekork <thekork@xtdl.com>

Option 1:
get a scsi card and a parallel->scsi converter, 
called a shuttle connector.
(available from www.ntanet.net,  yes am pitching myself)

Option 2:
Someone writes an lpt port zip driver... 
I doubt this will happen.

Thekork wrote:
> 
> Is there any way that I can get my Zip drive to work with FreeBSD? I know
> that
> there are no drivers for it (at least I dont think there are).
> 
>         Thanks!
> 
>         Jason Korkin.
> 
> E-mail: thekork@xtdl.com
> --
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