Re: What happened to the Zip chip?!?!

[dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

Rick <nospamhattonr@aug.com> wrote:

> Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com> wrote:
> 
> > In article <6lc44i$jfv@world1.bellatlantic.net>,
> > The Basement <swolfe1@mail.gcnet.net> wrote:
> > >Has anyone heard of any availibility of the ZIP chip lately?
> > 
> >    Just like the Zip GS, out of production. Nobody buys things,
> > hardware makers go away.
> 
> What does any of that software rant have to do with the guy's question
> about the Zip chip?

Not much.

The ZIP CHIP stopped being manufactured quite a long time ago - almost
certainly before Apple stopped selling the Apple IIe.  The ZIP GS had
been available until relatively recently, as far as I know.

I expect that sales of these products had dried up, and ZIP
Technology/REMcorp couldn't justify making any more.

Another factor may have been the custom hardware (ASIC) required - I
seem to recall hearing that they had to switch fabricators at some
point, and this may have caused supply problems.

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