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Subject: Re: simple Linux Mint file transfer question
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Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Aug 2025 22:36:40 +1000, Xeno wrote:
>
>> I have 250 meg and 750 meg Iomega Zip drives - in a box, unloved and
>> forgotten.
>
> I bought my 1998-vintage (beige) PowerMac G3 with a built-in Zip drive.
>
> That worked fine for a few years ... until the Click of Death happened.

  i wonder who designed or failed their quality control
courses for those pieces of eventual junk - they certainly
deserve an entry on the wall of shame.


  songbird