The Iomega Zip Drive: Exploring The Unsung Hero of 90's Data Storage

Get NordVPN’s 2 year plan + 4 extra months FREE here: https://nordvpn.com/danwood - It’s risk free with NordVPN’s 30 day money back guarantee! Before the days of USB sticks and even affordable CD-Rs, the Iomega Zip Drive was a revolution in personal data storage. I set my old drive up on a Pentium 1 Windows 95 machine and rediscover the joys of Zip Disks! My retro gaming podcast: http://theretrohour.com My Twitter: http://twitter.com/danwood_uk My Facebook: http://facebook.com/danwooduk ▬ Contents of this video ▬ 0:00 - My Personal Storage Journey 02:28 - Introducing the Iomega Zip Drive 04:00 - Zip Drive Tour and Set Up 05:04 - Zip Disks VS Floppy Disks 06:08 - NordVPN Sponsor Slot 07:34 - Exploring Zip Disks on Windows 95 11:45 - Conclusion Sources used in this video (with permission or under fair use): Iomega Zip Drive commercial 1998 - https://youtu.be/ppniBSWGgcg [Commercial] Iomega Zip Drive - https://youtu.be/civsZLQzrjs #retro #retrogaming #retrocomputer #storage #90s