kkritsilas
Well-known member
Hi,
I just got a couple of Zip Drives (one 250MB, one 750MB), both USB, and both have their power supplies. I am trying to figure out if they can be used to transfer data to older, non-USB equipped Macs (i.e. with SCSI interfaces). I have a number of questions about these drives, and even though I was involved with computers during the Zip era, I have never used any Zip Drives for anything, either on PC or on Mac.
1. I will need a SCSI Zip drive of some sort. Do SCSI interface drives come in the 100MB and 250MB types or are they 100MB only?
2.I have a few Macs that have USB ports. One is an iBook G4, there is also a MacBook Air, an Intel iMac 27", and a Mac Pro. I am thinking that the iBook G4 is best to use with the Zip Drive, as it is running 10.4.11, and has Classic Mode enabled, so I can format the disks as HFS, and HFS+. Anything wrong with this approach? I also may be able to get my Pismo going at some point, so I can use that as well.
3. I think I read something about the 250MB drives being able to format and copy data to the 100MB disks, so if I get a 100MB SCSI drive, I should be able to use it on the older Macs, correct? I also understand that the 750MB can format and write to the 250MB disks, but can only read the 100MB disks?
4. I have seen that 100MB, 250MB, and 750 MB disks are available. My intent right now is to buy new 250MB disks, unless I can only get a 100MB drive for the SCSI machines, in which case, I will get both 100MB and 250MB disks. Is there much value in the 750MB disks? What are Titanium disks (one end is rounded), are they useable in regular USB (and if it exists, SCSI) drives, and what is the difference between regular Zip disks and Titanium Zip Disks?
I just got a couple of Zip Drives (one 250MB, one 750MB), both USB, and both have their power supplies. I am trying to figure out if they can be used to transfer data to older, non-USB equipped Macs (i.e. with SCSI interfaces). I have a number of questions about these drives, and even though I was involved with computers during the Zip era, I have never used any Zip Drives for anything, either on PC or on Mac.
1. I will need a SCSI Zip drive of some sort. Do SCSI interface drives come in the 100MB and 250MB types or are they 100MB only?
2.I have a few Macs that have USB ports. One is an iBook G4, there is also a MacBook Air, an Intel iMac 27", and a Mac Pro. I am thinking that the iBook G4 is best to use with the Zip Drive, as it is running 10.4.11, and has Classic Mode enabled, so I can format the disks as HFS, and HFS+. Anything wrong with this approach? I also may be able to get my Pismo going at some point, so I can use that as well.
3. I think I read something about the 250MB drives being able to format and copy data to the 100MB disks, so if I get a 100MB SCSI drive, I should be able to use it on the older Macs, correct? I also understand that the 750MB can format and write to the 250MB disks, but can only read the 100MB disks?
4. I have seen that 100MB, 250MB, and 750 MB disks are available. My intent right now is to buy new 250MB disks, unless I can only get a 100MB drive for the SCSI machines, in which case, I will get both 100MB and 250MB disks. Is there much value in the 750MB disks? What are Titanium disks (one end is rounded), are they useable in regular USB (and if it exists, SCSI) drives, and what is the difference between regular Zip disks and Titanium Zip Disks?