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echo: rberrypi
to: ANSSI SAARI
from: COMPUTER NERD KEV
date: 2020-01-01 22:35:00
subject: Re: Destruction of SD car

Anssi Saari  wrote:
> Roger Bell_West  writes:
>
>> On 2019-12-25, Jos Boersema wrote:
>>>an Iomega zip drive with USB 3
>>
>> Really?
>
> Looks like there were 250 and 750 MB Zip drives with USB interface so
> close enough.

Zip 100 USB drives were made as well - still have one within reach.

> However, I wonder if those were meant to be used with USB bus power only
> though. Well, with a quick look it needs 1 A which isn't in spec for USB
> 2 devices. So, external power needed.

Mine says it only needs 0.5A. Not confident that Zip disks would
survive better than SD cards though.

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