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excerpt: "Timachine may not work properly with the Zebra FDD systen. Depending on which version of the FDD you have, either the keyboard will lock up as soon as Timamachine runs or everything will work correctly until you use FDD I/O commands. It should be noted that if you choose to modify Timamachine for the FDD…"
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# TIMACHINE and FDD System Compatibility

[Timachine](http://localhost/product/timachine/) may not work properly with the Zebra FDD systen. Depending on which version of the FDD you have, either the keyboard will lock up as soon as Timamachine runs or everything will work correctly until you use FDD I/O commands. It should be noted that if you choose to modify Timamachine for the FDD as listed in this article, you will loose some freindlyness and ease of use.