Anyone still use a zip drive?

[Aculaud 0]

It seems like everyones going to CD-RW's these days, but i still have my external ZIP and it works pretty good, actually. Anyone else still use them?

[Grey Fox 0]

I have a 100mb zip. I just don't use it anymore

[Jester983 0]

What is this zip drive you speak of...?

j/k

Nah ive never used one and probably never will. For one thing once they deceide on a standard for DVD burners that will eventually someday take over CD-RWs drives. Or at least in my opinion.

[FetishFool 0]

IOmega 250MB ZIP drives are more expensive than a high quality 16x CDRW.

And ZIP disks are just extremely expensive. (Like $30/ea or something?)

CDRs are usually like 50 cents each. A higher quality CDR could be as much as like 80 cents each. (Canadian $

[cybrid 0]

the zip drive came and went like a bout of diareah or the Spice Girls

[Aculaud 0]

wow..........i guess i'm in need of a trade in

[FetishFool 0]

You'll get like $10 for your ZIP drive. And you'll probably have to throw in a few disks too... That's if anyone thinks it's worth $10.

IOmega tried to save itself by starting to sell CDRWs.

But all they did was take old AOpen CDRW drives and put "IOmega" on the box. I'm serious.

[Placebo 29]

Sorry I don't use one, but Cartman wanted to say hi to you all

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

hahaha does any one still use there 5inch floppys?The ones used on DOS computers.The one bigger then the standard floppy still used.I do!

[ralphwiggum 6]

that's pretty annoying placebo. plz turn it off.

[FetishFool 0]

Placebo's avatar is good.

It's a constant reminder to not post nude photo's of Shakira or Catherine Bell.

[ralphwiggum 6]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SKULLS_Viper @ May 17 2002,01:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">hahaha does any one still use there 5inch floppys?The ones used on DOS computers.The one bigger then the standard floppy still used.I do! <span id='postcolor'>

i have one too...but it's on my old 80286 pc, stored away somewhere in my grandpa's place.

[LordZach 0]

right clicking and clicking play shuts placebo up

[Aculaud 0]

NUDES OF SHAKIRA!?! WHERE?!?!?!?

[Die Alive 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ May 16 2002,18:51)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (SKULLS_Viper @ May 17 2002,01:48)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">hahaha does any one still use there 5inch floppys?The ones used on DOS computers.The one bigger then the standard floppy still used.I do! <span id='postcolor'>

i have one too...but it's on my old 80286 pc, stored away somewhere in my grandpa's place.<span id='postcolor'>

I got this old game, Twilight 2000, that's on 5.25inch floppy, and I'd like to play it again but can't. Actually, I just installed a new 3.5inch disk drive since my old one was over 7 years old and not working anymore, and the old one had a sticker price one it, it was $55 back in 1995! Would that be true? In 1995 a 3.5 inch disk drive being $55 (canadian)?

-=Die Alive=-

[SKULLS_Viper 0]

I got a 286 and i got it in 1986!

[Jester983 0]

Speaking of really old floppy disks, does anyone remeber the old computers that had green screens? I sure do. I used to play games on my dads old one. GOD! I dont know how many times i wanted to kick that things ass. The games were sooooooooo hard. Well, considering that i was 4-5.

[FetishFool 0]

One really old drive that is still used is the "DAT drive".

I think all removable storage devices are considered a 'DAT drive', but there was this one that used a cartridge like a music cassette. But a lot thicker.

NASA and the Russians still use those old cartridges.

I used to have one in my first computer. It must have been at least 11 years ago.

[Ex-RoNiN 0]

Using a 250MB Zip drive and very happy with it

Was only Å55 as well

[Bart.Jan 0]

I'm using 250MB Zip for back-uping.

I'm back-uping valuable data on ZIP,CD-R,back-up HDD.

It's much cheaper then loss of data.