cabmkas
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Q: Can I use old zip drive with Imas 10.11? What do I need to do this?

Can I use an old 100MB zip drive with Imac 10.11? What do I need to make this happen. Prefer to use cd rather than download.

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Posted on Sep 10, 2016 5:35 PM

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Q: Can I use old zip drive with Imas 10.11? What do I need to do this?

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  • by Allan Eckert,

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Sep 10, 2016 5:42 PM in response to cabmkas
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    Sep 10, 2016 5:42 PM in response to cabmkas

    What bus is the zip drive configured to use?

     

    Does your iMac have a port for the bus structure?

  • by John Lockwood,

    John Lockwood John Lockwood Sep 12, 2016 3:43 AM in response to cabmkas
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    Sep 12, 2016 3:43 AM in response to cabmkas

    There were three different connections used by Zip drives.

     

    Parallel - only usable on Windows PCs

    SCSI - usable on very old Macs and old PCs

    USB - usable on newer Macs and PCs and still usable on current Macs

     

    The 250MB ZIP drive is backwards compatible with 100MB discs. If your drive has the wrong connection have a look on eBay.