▲ 160 ▼ Did anyone have Iomega Zip drives where they studied/worked/lived? (lemmy.ca) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by someguy3@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 86 comments fedilink hide all child comments Where I was it went from 3.5" floppies to USB drives. (There were CDs, but not as easy for things like schoolwork.) ZIP needed a whole ecosystem of drives, so did you have that?
[–] aramova@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'd be surprised if the data was still readable. Thrilled to hear, but surprised. They may fare better than conventional 1.44mb, but I've had a hell of a time getting anything before then mid 2000s to read recently. Magnetic media and writable CDs are pretty damn perishable. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Nightwind@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Depends on data density. Still got a c64 with a whole box of 5 1/4" floppy disks. Last time I checked every one I tried worked fine, and they were written about 33 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Nightwind@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Depends on data density. Still got a c64 with a whole box of 5 1/4" floppy disks. Last time I checked every one I tried worked fine, and they were written about 33 years ago. permalink fedilink source parent