On Feb 26, 2011, at 1:54 PM, paulstamser wrote: > I was surprised at how cheaply made this unit looks. It cost some $200 > new as I recall but the insides look cheap and shoddily built and are > stamped "Made in China."
Yep zip drives were crappy pieces of junky crap; a triumph of convenience and cost over quality (I had the much more reliable and well-made Syquest EZ-135 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EZ_135_Drive>) My Syquest disks and drives are still functional; I haven't got a single Zip disk left that works. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Books, a group for those using G3 iBooks and PowerBooks (we run a separate list for G4 'Books). The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g-books Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
