[Coco] 100 NB ZIP Drives

[Neil Morrison]

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

Neil

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <KnudsenMJ at aol.com>

> 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.