Tony Elkan wrote: > I posted the same problem a few weeks ago, got many helpful > suggestions from the list (thanks to you all) but never got the Zip > running. The machine has 8.5 on it & had the software installed more > times than I can count (from the CD, from an Iomega download). The > same Zip runs fine on a G4. Kept getting "The software needed to run > the Zip drive is not installed . . ." I may still try 8.6 one of > these days. > > Has anyone tried the "keychain" USB drives on an early iMac? If they > work, they'd provide a reasonably efficient path for i/o, backing up > critical files, &c.
I use one with my rev D and it works just fine, as it does on other USB-enabled machines I've tried it on, running XP and Win2000. Quite invaluable little yokes for those of us who don't have iPods or other portable hard drives. Miche. -- Doctor Who is big. It's television that got small. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
