No. Zip drives cannot read floppy disks, and cannot be used on a traditional floppy controller.
Zip drive, floppy capacity is usually only ~1.4GB
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A Iomega zip drive is a disk drive that is very similar to a floppy disk drive. Iomega is the company who produces these disk drives, and are compatible with Mac and IBM computer systems.
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An internal Zip will use about the same as a floppy drive. An Iomega external Zip uses a 5 Volt, 1 Amp supply. So 5 watts max.A USB zip is rated at 5V and 0.5 amp. V x A = W so, that would eat 2.5 Watts.That is during disk access and while ejecting and setting the disk. you could expect it to use almost nothing while idle.
If you go to chickensys dot com they have a zip drive kit that you can install for $99. I have not been able to find a regular floppy drive tho.
A Zip disk and a floppy disk are both types of removable storage media, but they have several key differences. Zip disks have a higher storage capacity than floppy disks, typically ranging from 100MB to 750MB compared to the 1.44MB capacity of a floppy disk. Zip disks also use a different type of magnetic storage technology, which allows for faster data transfer speeds and more reliable data storage. Additionally, Zip disks are physically larger in size compared to floppy disks, which were more commonly used in the past for smaller data storage needs.
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A zip disk is a disk which can be read by a Zip drive.