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 Iomega Zip 100 drive logo | |
 Zip 100 drive with a disk | |
| Manufacturer | Iomega |
|---|---|
| Cost | US$200 |
| Type | Floppy drive |
The Zip drive is a removable floppy disk storage system that was announced by Iomega in 1994 and began shipping in March 1995.[1] Considered medium-to-high-capacity at the time of its release, Zip disks were originally launched with capacities of 100 MB, then 250 MB, and finally 750 MB.
The format became the most popular of the superfloppy products which filled a niche in the late 1990s portable storage market. However, it was never popular enough to replace the standard 3+1⁄2-inch floppy disk. Zip drives fell out of favor for mass portable storage during the early 2000s as CD-RW and USB flash drives became prevalent. The Zip brand later covered internal and external CD writers known as Zip-650 or Zip-CD, despite the dissimilar technology.
- ^ "IOMEGA CORP (Form Type: 10-K, Filing Date: 03/30/1995)". 1995-03-30.
... new Zip products that it announced in 1994 and expects to start shipping in the first half of 1995.
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