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Re: LS120 and Linux



Hi Eli,

I think that the LS120 drive is supported under Linux (although I didn't see
anything related to it under kernel 2.2.17 - I just checked few seconds ago)..

But if I may suggest - I would definately recommend the ZIP drive rather then
the dying (and it is dying) LS120 drive..

My reasons:

1. The drive can be accessible either through parallel or USB - so you can take
it and connect it anywhere.
2. It's supported under any OS - either it's Linux, *BSD, and even QNX!
3. It's much easier to get the floppies to - you can get from many stores the
zip floppies, but not on the LS120 (trust me, I checked it once)
4. They are very reliable. There were faulty ZIP drive few years ago (with the
problem called "click of death") which has been fixed long time ago. I still
have ZIP floppies which works perfectly after 4 years now.
5. They're more popular :)

So, in short, I would not recommend to buy the LS120. The media is too small,
and the function to read floppies is not that much of a benefit. A floppy drive
today costs 15$.

Just my personal opinion.

Hetz Ben Hamo
Hardware Research dept.
Aduva Inc.


Eli Marmor wrote:
> 
> [I post, recently, more questions than answers; too bad!]
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Does anybody have any experience and/or knowledge about with LS120
> under Linux?
> 

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