Re: Iomega Parallel Zip?

[gdr@eddore.myrias.com (Devin Reade)]

In article <519ins$mqo@crl12.crl.com>, Matthew Pearce <mpearce@crl.com> wrote:
>Richard Sarner (rsarner@widomaker.com) wrote:
>: Out of curiosity, would an Iomega Zip parallel drive work with a GS and a
>: parallel card? It wouldn't be the ideal way to go, but would it work at
>: all?
>
>It would require a two way parallel card. I don't know if any were made
>for the Apple II.

Not only that, but I believe the bandwidth on a parallel interface
would be lower.  I don't have any hard numbers, though -- just a gut
feeling.

There is also the issue of losing a slot to a parallel card.  I don't
know about you, but I don't have any slots left to give up.
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	Devin Reade	gdr@eddore.myrias.ab.ca