Tims Retro Corner | Parallel Zip drive on the Amiga 1200 @TimsRetroCorner | Uploaded May 2024 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
Thanks to pcbway.com for generously supplying the PCBs used in this project.
The Iomega Zip drive was released a year after Commodore went bust, and for a brief few years it was the best, cheapest way to access large amounts of removable storage. Despite the Amiga's parallel port being incompatible with the drive, we're gonna hook one up and get it working!

PCBWay Shared Projects:
pcbway.com/project/shareproject/W51017ASR27_Gerber_Parallel_ZIP_Adapter.html
pcbway.com/project/shareproject/_IOAMIGA_Amiga_to_Iomega_ZIP_100_24b295ee.html

@hackbuildrestore has a video on his pcb: youtube.com/watch?v=OmjO12MW9Nk

Downloads:
PPAZip: aminet.net/package/docs/hard/ppazip
ADF Opus: adfopus.sourceforge.net

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00:00 - Introduction
04:31 - Building the Adapter
10:46 - Downloading the Drivers
14:10 - Installing the Drivers
19:26 - Running The Zip Drive
23:31 - Next Steps
24:41 - Reading the Zip Disc on a modern Mac
26:14 - Summing Up