Jay Summet wrote:
>
> I would suggest an IDE or SCSI model. I have a parallel port zip
> drive, and have yet to be able to get it working under Linux. There are
> drivers that claim to work, but I haven't gotten them working.
>
> (Also, SCSI and IDE are MUCH faster than parallel port for data transfer).
>
> I assume you want to be able to move the drive from machine to machine, so an
> internal IDE wouldn't be optimal (unless you got one for each machine), and a
> SCSI model would require a scsi adaptor in each computer that you want to use
> it with. This is the route I'd suggest if you want to use the same drive on
> more than one computer. Having a SCSI interface on a computer is always nice,
> you never know what cool SCSI peripherals you might find at a garage sale ;>.
>
I need to move between my linux desktop box and my notebook, neither of
which has scsi adapters at the moment. Speed isn't an issue for me.
> If you can get parallel port support working under Linux, that would work well
> for you, BUT, I'd suggest you buy your zip drive from somewhere that will let
> you take it back if you are unable to get it working with linux.
>
Absolutely!
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