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	Zip drive -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Zip disk uses smaller media (about the size of a 3.5" microfloppy, rather than the (A digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser) compact disc-sized Bernoulli media), and a simplified drive design that reduced its overall cost.
		This resulted in a disk that has all of the 3.5" floppy's convenience, but holds much more data, with performance that is much quicker than a standard floppy drive (though not directly competitive with (Computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it) hard drives).
		Zip media is similar in vertical size (but thicker) than 3.5" floppy disks, which means the drive slot is large enough to accept such a floppy.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/z/zi/zip_drive.htm (740 words)

	Zip drive - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Zip system is based loosely on Iomega's earlier Bernoulli Box system; in both systems, a set of read/write heads mounted on a linear actuator flies over a rapidly spinning floppy disk mounted in a sturdy cartridge.
		This resulted in a disk that has all of the 9 cm (3.5") floppy's convenience, but holds much more data, with performance that is much quicker than a standard floppy drive (though not directly competitive with hard drives).
		Zip media is similar in vertical size (but thicker) than 9 cm (3.5") floppy disks, which means the drive slot is large enough to accept such a floppy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Zip_drive (942 words)

	Encyclopedia: Floppy disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive or FDD, the latter initialism not to be confused with "fixed disk drive", which is an old IBM term for a hard disk drive.
		The 3Â½-inch disks had, by way of their rigid case's slide-in-place metal cover, the significant advantage of being much better protected against unintended physical contact with the disk surface when the disk was handled outside the disk drive.
		The 5Â¼-inch disk had a large circular hole in the center for the spindle of the drive and a small oval aperture in both sides of the plastic to allow the heads of the drive to read and write the data.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Floppy-disk (11907 words)

	Iomega Zip Drive Help
		When originally released the Iomega Zip disks were cable of holding 100MB of storage per diskette, later in 1999, Iomega released the Zip plus drive which is the next generation of Zip drives cable of reading 250 MB per diskette as well as reading the original 100MB diskettes.
		If you are only able to eject the disk utilizing this method its a good possibility that the Zip drive may have physical issues and it is recommended to contact the manufacturer whom provided the Zip drive or Iomega for drive replacement.
		If you use stacker to compress the disk do not reboot the system when it asks you to also you will need to make sure that the disk is none removable or it may cause in data loss, also do not use dblspace it will not work unless you are using a SCSI device.
	www.computerhope.com /help/zipdrive.htm (1318 words)

	ChristianNerds.com - Truth and Technology - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a very good thing, because Zip Disks are essentially the same as Floppy Disks, except that they hold 100 or 250 megabytes of information, as opposed to a little less than 1.4 megabytes in a Floppy Disk.
		Zip disks are the same size as floppy disks (3.5 inch flat squares), but are a little thicker.
		Zip Disks are used fairly-often in school settings, because they hold a great deal of information.
	www.christiannerds.com /encyclopedia/what_is_a_zip_disk_drive.html (306 words)

	Howstuffworks "How does a Zip drive store so much more data than a floppy drive?"
		The main thing that separates a Zip disk from a floppy disk is the magnetic coating used on the disk.
		On a Zip disk, the coating is much higher quality (see How Tape Recorders Work for some discussion on magnetic coatings).
		The higher quality coating means that a Zip disk read/write head can be significantly smaller than a floppy disk's (by a factor of 10 or so).
	www.howstuffworks.com /question277.htm (351 words)

	Info about Zip Disk use.
		Zip disks were originally intended to be used as data transport and archiving media, however, they have come to be used by most of us as "diskettes".
		People who use their Zip disks on both the Macintosh and Windows machines are also likely to have problems.
		Stop using the disk at once and immediately attempt to copy all files to a hard drive and then go through file by file and attempt to open them and save them to a new disk.
	www.cas.sc.edu /helpdesk/faq/zip_do.html (447 words)

	CIRT: Publications: How To #701, Format removable media (zip disk or diskette) on the Macintosh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Zip disks come with either 100 or 25o MB capacity.
		The zip disk must be open to erase due to security software installed on pod computers.
		The disk "untitled" could not be erased, because you cannot erase a shared disk.
	cirt.unm.edu /howtos/ht701.html (805 words)

	Danielle Cunniff Plumer - Design Diary: Zip Disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Ultimately, I get the bluescreen message because, even though the disk is not in the machine, the machine still thinks that the disk is mounted, that is, that it is available to the system.
		Windows makes the process of unmounting a disk transparent; as long as a disk is not being used, and nothing on it is "open," the disk is unmounted.
		My personal preference would be for the button on the Zip drive to send a command to unmount the disk, and, once this has been done, to eject it.
	www.gslis.utexas.edu /~dcplumer/coursesopn/design/Zip.html (726 words)

	MicroMaciDECDrive for Apple iMac
		The internal iDEC cable and circuitry is connected between the iMac's logic board and the internal hard disk drive.
		In fact, the port is as fast as the internal hard disk drive.
		Zip is a registered trademark of IOmega Corporation.
	www.micromac.com /products/iDEC-zip.html (402 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Removable Storage Works"
		The main thing that separates a Zip disk from a floppy disk is the magnetic coating used.
		The higher-quality coating means that the read/write head on a Zip disk can be significantly smaller than on a floppy disk (by a factor of 10 or so).
		The smaller head, in conjunction with a head-positioning mechanism that is similar to the one used in a hard disk, means that a Zip drive can pack thousands of tracks per inch on the disk surface.
	computer.howstuffworks.com /removable-storage4.htm (244 words)

	Fujifilm Products for Learning - Imaging and Information Glossary - Zip® Disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Zip® disk is a high-capacity digital storage medium.
		Zip® disks come in 100MB and 250MB varieties – with approximately 70 times and 175 times the storage capacity of a floppy disk, respectively.
		Fujifilm's ATOMM technology was instrumental in developing the Zip® disk, in conjunction with the Iomega Corporation.
	www.fujifilm.com /JSP/fuji/epartners/ZIP_Disk.jsp (121 words)

	Cluster Binder: Floppy and Zip Disk Repair
		If the disk is readable on a Mac, use the Mac to copy all files to another floppy disk.
		If a zip drive makes a clicking noise when reading a disk, try the cluster test zip disk or another expendable zip disk in the same drive.
		Tell the user to discard the disk; putting it into a zip drive may damage the drive.
	www.wellesley.edu /Computing/Binders/Helpdesk/diskrepair.html (887 words)

	macosx.com - The Answer to Mac Support - Recovering unreadable Zip disk
		Disk Utility says "Keys are out of order" and that I need to repair the disk, which does nothing discernible.
		The disk is Maxell and it doesn't have anything critical to my functioning or well-being, but I would like to recover it just the same.
		Zip disks are good only for transferring files.
	www.macosx.com /forums/showthread.php?t=29650 (969 words)

	New Info (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		A substantial number of Zip Drives have developed a problem commonly known as the “Click of Death,” which renders the Drive useless and damages the disk such that any data on the disk is lost.
		A disk which shows a Disk Life percentage less than 25% is nearing the end of its useful life and should not be used as an active working disk.
		Zip drive, cut out a square on the top of the plastic on the Zip Disk (leaving the screws intact) that had been "clicked" by another drive and removed the metal door of the disk.
	members.aol.com /zipcod1/NewInfo.html (2862 words)

	Zip drive - a Whatis.com definition - see also: Zip disk
		A Zip drive is a small, portable disk drive used primarily for backing up and archiving personal computer files.
		The Iomega Zip drive comes with a software utility that lets you copy the entire contents of your hard drive to one or more Zip disks.
		The Zip drive can be purchased in either a parallel or a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) version.
	whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci213419,00.html (261 words)

	Iomega: Zip: CD-RW: HDD: NAS: Data Recovery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Iomega Zip Drives and Disks are an award-winning removable storage solution and now one of the most successful computer peripherals ever released.
		Reliable, versatile and cost-effective, Zip drives come with easy-to-use software and use durable password protected disks that fit into your shirt pocket.
		Zip drives are available in USB, FireWire or ATAPI versions for maximum choice.
	www.iomega-asia.com /ap/en/products/zip/zip_family_en.aspx (269 words)

	Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto: Setting up the ZIP disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Since the ppa version of the ZIP drive isn't a true SCSI device, it isn't a bootable device and, therefore, requires a boot disk which has ppa included in the kernel and not as a module.
		For those who have to, or for that matter just want to, have several kernels on one floppy (now adays, mine are too large) or just want to be able to pass arguments (such as single user mode) I received email on how to install LILO on a floppy.
		Once the kernel is on the floppy, you need to set the root device to the ZIP disk: ==> rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/sda1 I'm not sure if the next option is needed, but I did it none the less.
	sunsite.utk.edu /LDP/HOWTO/ZIP-Install-3.html (821 words)

	Zip disk - Cyber Tech Help Support Forums
		I can open files that are disk doubled on the same disk.
		The files that I can't open are clarisworks files which are disk doubled.
		You should also check the life of your disks regularly to prevent this sort of thing from happening.
	www.cybertechhelp.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3801 (270 words)

	Annoyances.org - Windows Explorer shows incorrect ZIP-disk file structure. (Windows XP Discussion Forum)
		But the real directory structure of the second disk was not shown in the Windows Explorer, instead there was the reflection of the file structure of the first disk.
		I inserted the first Zip disk again, ejected it thorogh the "Properties" command, then put the second disk back, changed its label, but nothing worked.
		But does this mean, that ANY time when file from the Zip-disk is not closed when this Zip is ejected and another one inserted, the file structure of the first zip would be imprinted on the second with the destruction of the directory listing of the latter one?
	www.annoyances.org /exec/forum/winxp/t1079151988 (423 words)

	Annoyances.org - Information on zip disk gone forever? (Windows XP Discussion Forum)
		Recently, after another HD failure, I tried to get something off the disk at a local Kinko's, and when I opened the disk, all the files and folders on it were displayed as gibberish.
		I know this disk was okay about a week ago, and the guy at Kinko's told me if it was corrupt, the folders and files shouldn't have displayed at all.
		The workstations there were Windows 2000, and all the stuff transferred to the disk was created in XP Pro, if that means anything.
	www.annoyances.org /exec/forum/winxp/1079505996 (258 words)

	Amazon.com: Fujifilm 100 MB Zip Disk, IBM Foramtted (20-Pack): Electronics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Zip disk has won millions of loyal fans worldwide for its capacity, reliability, and portability.
		Fujifilm is the name to trust for Zip disks because Fujifilm's proprietary ATOMM dual-coating technology is what makes the Zip disk possible.
		Zip disks are fast, economical and are an easy way to handle the data requirements of today's ever expanding computer applications.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005TZ95?v=glance (322 words)

	SCSI Iomega ZIP drives under FreeBSD
		The Iomega ZIP 100 is an external drive with removable 96MB disks.
		If you want to use a standard ZIP disk (which is pre-formatted with a DOS FAT filesystem) you can mount it up using the msdos filesystem option with the mount command.
		Note that we are assuming that the ZIP drive is the third device on the SCSI chain (hence sd2).
	www.vmunix.com /mark/FreeBSD/ZIP-FAQ.html (720 words)

	Zip Disk
		A zip drive is basically a floppy drive on steroids.
		The disks work in the same manner as a regular 3.5" floppy disk, except they can store up to 100 MB.
		In fact, you would have to insert it with the assistance of a hammer (Zip disks are a slightly bigger than regular floppies).
	www.worldstart.com /tips/computer-terms/termzipdrive.htm (107 words)

	Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto: Debian 1.2 Installation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After spending a few hours wrestling with dpkg I decided it would be simpler to modify the Debian "Rescue" disk so that it would recognize the ppa ZIP drive.
		The Debian rescue disk is a SYSLINUX style boot disk, which uses a DOS formatted floppy disk and a special boot loader to avoid loading MS-DOS.
		You may still wish to rebuild the kernel and modify this boot disk by hand later to remove the RAM disk support.
	sunsite.utk.edu /LDP/HOWTO/ZIP-Install-7.html (783 words)

	Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto
		The first section describes how to set up the ZIP disk and is common to both Red Hat and Slackware distribution installations.
		Installing Slackware onto the ZIP disk is easy, as root run the setup program, and choose /iomega as the install to partition, set the install from partition to where the Slackware sources are (cdrom, hardrive, etc), select install and follow the prompts.
		After amassing 31 ZIP disks and a ZIP unleashed battery pack, my next experiment is to try to get pcmcia working for my laptop.
	www.cs.wisc.edu /niagara/data/lindoc/ZIP-Install.xml (3339 words)

	First Zip Disk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The disk that comes with the Zip drive has two partitions and is write protected.
		This then leaves the disk unwrite protected and free to be used with Irix.
		However, since the write protection is done by the drive hardware, if you try to use this first disk on an SGI (or any other system) before you have done a Windows/Dos or Macintosh installation, you will find the disk write protected.
	www.aem.umn.edu /people/faculty/shield/software/zip/disk.htm (357 words)

	Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto
		This document is only useful for those with the printer port version of a ZIP drive who wish to have either a portable or backup Linux system on a ZIP disk.
		7.4 Install the base system on the ZIP drive.
	www.linuxvalley.it /encyclopedia/ldp/howto/HOWTO/mini/ZIP-Install.html (79 words)

	The Zip Disk Is Dead, Long Live The Zip Disk! \|\| The Mac Observer
		Iomega also tried to expand on their Zip Disk success with a 250 MB version as well with their Jazz and Click-disk series.
		Next to my Zip disk collection I have about 40 CD (R)s that make me wonder when they will no longer be readable by my CD drive.
		I was going to buy my wife a USB Zip Disk for her iMac, but I think even a slow USB CD-R/RW would be better after my shock from the Zip's media price rise.
	www.macobserver.com /editorial/2001/02/27.1.shtml (1459 words)

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