storage> A disk drive from Iomega Corporation which takes removable 100 megabytehard disks. Both internal and external drives are manufactured, making the drive suitable for backup, massstorage or for moving files between computers. software is included to help with file organisation. The internal sCsI model offers up to 60 MB / minute transfer rate. The Zip drive was awarded Byte' s Readers' {Hardware Choice Award 1996 (http://www.byte.com/art/9607/sec11/art1.htm)}. The company hasstarted to manufacture a larger Jaz drive, which takes one gigbyte disks. start . (1997-03-23)