Zip disk
Nineties removable media
A Zip disk was a removable storage medium popular in the late 1990s, holding 100 or 250 megabytes—far more than floppy disks but soon eclipsed by CDs and USB drives.
Zip disks required a dedicated Zip drive: I backed up all my files onto Zip disks.
The format is now obsolete.
- diskettePortable magnetic storage medium
- storage mediaHardware holding saved data
- portable storageTransferable data container
- obsolescenceState of becoming disused
- reel-to-reel tapeAudio medium with exposed spools
late nineties · file compression · drive · data backup · file transfer · plastic · MiniDisc · slot · insert · laserdisc · parallel port · case · eject · click of death · data loss · store · cartridge · external drive
- storage mediablank CD, blank tape, CD, DVD, Blu-ray
Zip diskpunch card
Data storage via perforations
cloud storage · floppy disk · magnetic tape · solid-state drive · SSD
Zip diskcloud storage
Online data preservation service
cloud computing · streaming · Google Drive · Dropbox · remote backup
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