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Date Introduced
1994
Photographer
Richards, Mark
Dimensions
overall: 1/4 in x 3 7/8 in x 4 in
Manufacturer
Iomega Corporation
Credit Line
Gift of Jennifer Alexander
Copyright Owner
© Mark Richards
Keywords
magnetic; mechanical
Object ID
500003012
Memory Type
Magnetic disk

Various companies made proprietary higher-capacity disks with packages similar to – but incompatible with – the 3.25-inch standard. Iomega’s 100 MB ZIP disk was halfway between a floppy disk and a hard disk.