68kMLA Classic Interface

This is a version of the 68kMLA forums for viewing on your favorite old mac. Visitors on modern platforms may prefer the main site.

Click here to select a new forum.
Zip drive for Powerbook
Posted by: Syntho on 2021-07-14 21:37:26 As far as I know, Apple never released an official Zip drive for the Powerbook (I'm using a 3400c). The laptop's documentation says that it can accept 3rd party Zip drives though. I took a look on Ebay and I've only seen these 'VST' brand Zip drives, but they appear to be made for a G3 laptop. Does anyone know if these G3 model Zip drives will fit and work in the expansion port of a Powerbook 3400c? I'm on the hunt for one if so. There doesn't appear to be any on Ebay at the moment.
Posted by: Fizzbinn on 2021-07-14 22:02:18 VST made one for the 3400 (that also works in the 190/5300 I believe), I have one.
Posted by: Syntho on 2021-07-15 01:16:51 VST made one for the 3400 (that also works in the 190/5300 I believe), I have one. Willing to part with it? 😉
Posted by: Fizzbinn on 2021-07-15 06:25:33 Nope, sorry! But here's some pic of what you are looking for.
Posted by: Syntho on 2021-07-15 06:34:10 Yep, that's it. These things are hard to come by. If anyone reading this has one, shoot me a PM 🙂
Posted by: pax on 2021-07-15 10:04:48 Happy owner. I paid $60 for mine.
Posted by: rsolberg on 2021-07-15 22:12:50 Caveat: this was two years ago, but I found two or three of these mixed in with hundreds of assorted laptop optical drives at the Seattle REPC location. I was hoping for the G3 version to fit my Wallstreet at the time, so I passed them up. They don't have online inventory, so this (potentially out of date) knowledge is probably only of use if you're in the area. I've been on the other side of a closed border, so I haven't been to Seattle since July 2019.
Posted by: Syntho on 2021-07-16 00:12:41 Caveat: this was two years ago, but I found two or three of these mixed in with hundreds of assorted laptop optical drives at the Seattle REPC location. I was hoping for the G3 version to fit my Wallstreet at the time, so I passed them up. They don't have online inventory, so this (potentially out of date) knowledge is probably only of use if you're in the area. I've been on the other side of a closed border, so I haven't been to Seattle since July 2019. I was there in 2018. I think there are multiple locations and it slips my mind as to which one I was at. (Edit: After looking at pics of the building, I was at the Tukwila location). At the time I wasn't looking for one, though. Hopefully someone here with a spare will be willing to sell it to me.
1