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For about $70 US, after manufacturer rebates, you can get an external, <br />
parallel-port Imation LS-120 drive. &nbsp;(<a href="http://WWW.SUPERDISK.COM" rel="ugc">WWW.SUPERDISK.COM</a>)<br />
It can read/write &quot;standard&quot; 3.5-inch diskettes, and<br />
it can also read/write its proprietary 3.5-inch diskettes, <br />
which store 120MB per diskette (at about $9/diskette).<br />
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Cheap, compatible, and portable. &nbsp; :-)<br />
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For about $70 US, after manufacturer rebates, you can get an external,
parallel-port Imation LS-120 drive.  (WWW.SUPERDISK.COM [http://WWW.SUPERDISK.COM])
It can read/write "standard" 3.5-inch diskettes, and
it can also read/write its proprietary 3.5-inch diskettes,
which store 120MB per diskette (at about $9/diskette).

Cheap, compatible, and portable.   :-)



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I have just bought a SI-390 which does the job really well. Allthough there were a couple of teething problems (Win98 not booting) I had to download some win98 drivers and it worked great. The device cost £35 and now I have a removable 3.2gig backup device.<br />
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I have just bought a SI-390 which does the job really well. Allthough there were a couple of teething problems (Win98 not booting) I had to download some win98 drivers and it worked great. The device cost £35 and now I have a removable 3.2gig backup device.



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I have a cute question: How do I connect an IDE HDD to my parrallel port? I have seen a device that allows a hard drive to be plugged into a case and the printer cable then connects to the LPT and so on.<br />
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The device was reasonably cheap which leads me to believe that this is a simple operation. Can I make a lead to connect my 250 MB HDD to a printer port to act as a portable storage device? or do i require any extra electronics?
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I have a cute question: How do I connect an IDE HDD to my parrallel port? I have seen a device that allows a hard drive to be plugged into a case and the printer cable then connects to the LPT and so on.

The device was reasonably cheap which leads me to believe that this is a simple operation. Can I make a lead to connect my 250 MB HDD to a printer port to act as a portable storage device? or do i require any extra electronics?

IDE HDD on LPT1?

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