![]() ![]() Like the 3.5-inch floppy, each Zip disk contained rotating flexible magnetic media inside. They had a hard, rugged shell with a spring-loaded metal shutter. Measuring 4 x 4 x 0.25 inches, they were only slightly larger than the 3.5-inch floppies. The Original Zip Disks IomegaĪfter you formatted Zip’s original 100 MB disks (in MS-DOS or Windows), they stored about 96 MB of data. Iomega later introduced an internal version of the ZIP drive that fit in a standard 5.25-inch drive bay, but the external models (shown above) remained more popular. You could see the label of an inserted disk without ejecting it thanks to a window on top of the drive. It followed a deep channel out to the back of the unit to prevent accidental unplugging when the drive was reading or writing data. You inserted the power plug at a right angle. ![]() Zip’s design bristled with smart touches, including two sets of rubber feet, so people could position the drive vertically or horizontally. Small and light, the drive measured about 7.2 x 5.3 x 1.5 inches and weighed under one pound. Its deep indigo color stood out in a world of beige PCs and Macs. A Stylish Design IomegaĬompared to the standards of the day, the original Zip drive’s industrial design felt cool and modern. To celebrate its 25th birthday, let’s take a look at what made Zip so zippy, how the brand changed over time, and what eventually killed it. ![]()
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