> -----Original Message-----
> From: PCI PowerMacs
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Nick Hull
> Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2002 12:34 PM
> To: PCI PowerMacs
> Subject: Zip to PC
>
>
> > How do I convert a Zip drive that has been used for a Mac
> > to one that can
> > be used by a PC?
> >
> >
> *Can you clarify your problem ?? there is no difference between Zip
> drives for the Mac & PC, provided your PC has the same
> interface type
> it just plugs & plays.
> Ben.
>
> I'm trying to let my daughter use a zip on her PC. For my
> Mac all I have
> to do is drag & drop a 68k file into 'extensions'. I
> checked the Iomega
> site and what appears to be the PC zip drive is 1.43Mb.
> That will not fit
> on a floppy disk. Since she is not on line, I would have
> to download the
> driver to floppy (currently our only common medium) to give her.
why not download Stuffit for windows and install that on the PC then
you can stuff the file first.
>
> The Mac zip driver is so small I can load it on a floppy
> along with a 1 meg
> boot drive, very handy. Why would the PC zip drive be so
> much larger?
>
> Other than that, where do you put the zip driver on a PC?
> I have never
> operated any microsoft syatem.
>
Once the file is un stuffed/unzipped it will probably be a .exe file,
just double click it and it will start the install.
if the zip drive is a scsi device or if it is USB and the PC is
running Win98 or later then you should not need the driver, it should
just recognise the drive when you plug it in (you may need to re-boot
the PC for it to be seen). you will need to format the disks as PC
(dos) disks as the PC cannot read Mac disks without 3rd party
software. (MacDisk etc).
Ben.
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