Iomega ZIP 100 IDE - old question

[Ben Fullerton]

I bought, new, a ZIP 100 IDE over a decade ago. It works ok in W98SE and
W2000 but I have never been able to get it to work in DOS 6.21 except with
the 'guest' driver .... which does not seem to give access to the Iomega
utilities.

On my current system (P II 350) even the 'guest' program doesn't want to
work in DOS 6.21 ... and I don't know what W98SE uses to make it work.

I need it to work in DOS 6.21! I have loads of DOS spread sheet files that
I still use and want to update on a 'DOS only' computer.

The problem has never been adequately explained to me (although a few
people have tried), and what I have found in the Iomega files on the CD
keep referring back to SCSI protocol. This is an IDE drive! What does SCSI
have to do with it??

At one time I did have a SCSI flatbed scanner but gave it up because of
problems with both the software (confusing system) and the hardware
(ongoing problems with the SCSI terminator connector). ... and I will
never again have a computer with SCSI components.

Does this mean that my so-called IDE ZIP drive is to be relegated to the
dust shelf?

Any clues as to this SCSI - IDE 'split personality' disorder would be
appreciated.

Ben F.

[D***@ix.netcom.com]

Post by Ben Fullerton
I bought, new, a ZIP 100 IDE over a decade ago. It works ok in W98SE and
W2000 but I have never been able to get it to work in DOS 6.21 except with
the 'guest' driver .... which does not seem to give access to the Iomega
utilities.
On my current system (P II 350) even the 'guest' program doesn't want to
work in DOS 6.21 ... and I don't know what W98SE uses to make it work.
I need it to work in DOS 6.21! I have loads of DOS spread sheet files that
I still use and want to update on a 'DOS only' computer.

I thought my website had become outdated, but your problems are even
older than it is. :)

Check the sections on 'IDE/ATAPI Zip Drives' and 'DOS Drivers and
Software'.

[Ben Fullerton]

***@ix.netcom.com wrote:
: ***@chebucto.ns.ca (Ben Fullerton) wrote:

: >I bought, new, a ZIP 100 IDE over a decade ago. It works ok in W98SE and
: >W2000 but I have never been able to get it to work in DOS 6.21 except with
: >the 'guest' driver .... which does not seem to give access to the Iomega
: >utilities.
: >
: >On my current system (P II 350) even the 'guest' program doesn't want to
: >work in DOS 6.21 ... and I don't know what W98SE uses to make it work.
: >
: >I need it to work in DOS 6.21! I have loads of DOS spread sheet files that
: >I still use and want to update on a 'DOS only' computer.

: I thought my website had become outdated, but your problems are even
: older than it is. :)

: Check the sections on 'IDE/ATAPI Zip Drives' and 'DOS Drivers and
: Software'.

: --
: Coping With Zip And Jaz Drives
: http://pw2.netcom.com/~deepone/zipjaz/index.html

Thanks for the URL. I will check there right away.

.... and I am probably even older than you are, :-)
hint: I took only slightly early retirement eleven years ago!

I still use a lot of my ancient (by computer standards) software too. New
for the sake of new never appealed to me .... but I keep up quite well
with relatively new technology that has real advantages for what I want to
do - such as digital photography and image processing. :-)

Ben F.