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From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com>
To: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@cybercom.net>
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On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, The Classiest Man Alive wrote:

...
> any other similar drive.  The media is everywhere--computer stores, office
> supply stores, technical bookstores.  And we all know somebody that has
> one, so they're well-tested and great for exchanging with friends.
...

  Don't forget that Zip is available is a SCSI version, which makes it
usable on non-intel systems like Mac, Sparc, and SGI.  I don't believe
that an IDE-only solution will take off for this reason.

Tom