Compatibility didn't matter as much because you couldn't count on people having either a Zip drive or an LS-120. Iomega had the solution: a portable version of

Compatibility didn't matter as much because you couldn't count on people having either a Zip drive or an LS-120. Iomega had the solution: a portable version of the Zip drive that connected to the parallel (printer) port. That thing was very popular for 'exchanging' software in those days ;)