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On Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:58:29 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> I put a Zip drive into an AMD K6/2 box that I had.  Never got around to
> actually using it, though.

I did have an internal Zip in one box. The last time I tried to use it it 
sounded like the head was trying to escape. Maybe it thought it was a 250 
MB and was looking for the missing 150 MB. 

Then there was QIC 80. I may still have one in a file box I stuffed old 
peripherals into.