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Subject:Re: Zip Drive From:"Documentation Dept." <docdept -at- YAHOO -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Jan 1998 06:14:01 -0800
I bought a Zip drive when I went back to school (continuing career ed
- multimedia) on the recommendation of fellow students. I discovered
that Zips are absolutely invaluable. I've used mine to:
- transfer large files between non-networked computers,
- backup personal and professional files, and
- run programs that would not load onto my overstuffed hard drive.
Programs running from a Zip drive are slow at best, but when I was in
school it was much easier to pay for the student software and a new
cartridge than it was to pay for an upgraded computer.
Now that I have the upgrade, I still use my Zip to archive messages
from listservs, store programs I don't use often, and back up my
computers. I recommended that the office buy Zips right before we
relocated, to doubly ensure the safety of our data in case the movers
did something like drop a computer.
Nea Dodson
The account is my company's, the opinions are my own
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DocDept -at- yahoo -dot- com
Computer Based Systems, Inc.
EPA/EPCRA
The opinions expressed are mine only, and do not
necessarily reflect those of CBSI or EPA/EPCRA
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