Date   : Fri, 17 Dec 1999 12:48:06 -0000
From   : "John Richardson" <j.m.richardson@...>
Subject: Re: ZIP drives for BBCs

> > I have been thinking recently about trying to use an
> > Iomega ZIP drive (parallel port version) with a BBC.
>
> Is the Beeb's parallel interface bidirectional? If not, I'm not sure it'd
> work.

No it isn't. And nor was any Acorn's until around the A5000/A4. So you
couldn't use the parallel port. But could one use something else - the user
port, the Disc Drive port etc.

John

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