Re: Zip Drives

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jan 3,  2:13pm, Alan DeJong wrote:
> Subject: Zip Drives
> I just recently installed linux on my computer and i was wondering if my
> Zip drive would
> work on it.  Before i installed linux i downloaded communicator and ICQ,
> and the java
> developers Pack, irc, kde, ect ect, so i wouldn't spend so much time
> downloading when i
> finally got linux to run.  Are there some drivers or something i need to
> download so it will
> recognize my Zip? It run's off the parallel port interface. And it would
> save me A LOT of time if i could get this to run. Thanks
>

I've heard of this working,  but I don't own a Zip drive so I can't tell you
how.  Try looking in /usr/doc/HOWTO/mini.  I have a ZIP-Drive and ZIP-Install
file in mine (BS-Ware 5.2).  They are text files that give step-by-step
instructions.