[Coco] 100 NB ZIP Drives

[Neil Morrison]

I bought CDRW on eBay, 50 for $11 inc. S&H. Now DVDRW are getting cheap.

Neil

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> Wow!  I guess ZIP disks are considered obsolete in these CD_RW days,  and

are

> being blown at fire sale prices.  Last time I bought some, they  were $12

or

> $25 apiece -- but it's been a while since I've bought any at  Staples.

>

> I know that ZIP upgraded to 250 MB drives and disks, same physical size,

so

> that may be part of it.

>

> I also noticed that after I "upgraded" my Norton Utilities, the Rescue

> function no longer supports making a ZIP disk backup.  So Norton must have

written

> off ZIP too.

>

> Too bad, those are my major backup medium on my PC.  Much easier to  use

than

> CD-RW, which I can do but use only to make music disks.

> Anyone know the current status of ZIP disks?  --Mike  K.