RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 8 days agoWhy Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnightwww.xda-developers.comexternal-linkmessage-square56linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkWhy Zip drives dominated the 90s, then vanished almost overnightwww.xda-developers.comRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 8 days agomessage-square56linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredparticiple@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 days agoI still have a dozen or Zip disks from high school and university. Perhaps even a drive around, somewhere, just in case I want to look at some really old term papers! I don’t miss them; the notorious click of death got me one too many times.
minus-squareDeebster@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-28 days agoAh yes, the click of death. Given that, this but in the article made me laugh: There was also the PocketZip format, initially called Clik! I guess Iomega quickly changed the name on that one.
I still have a dozen or Zip disks from high school and university. Perhaps even a drive around, somewhere, just in case I want to look at some really old term papers! I don’t miss them; the notorious click of death got me one too many times.
Ah yes, the click of death. Given that, this but in the article made me laugh:
I guess Iomega quickly changed the name on that one.