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To: Ken Pomaranski who wrote (2787)	6/12/1996 1:15:00 AM
From: John Nordstrom	of 58324

RE: recordable CD ROM is WRITE ONCE!! Ken, There is the PD technology from 3M. This is their drive that is CD-compatible (it reads CDROMs and read/writes PD 650 disk). The PD 650 (which hold up to 650 MB) is rewritable media. Compaq is using these drives some of their DeskPro models (I have one at work). It seems that Compaq is really betting heavily on optical hybrid drives that are backward compatible to existing technologies (the CDROM in the case of the CD-PD drive and the 1.44 MB floppy in case of the LS-120). They are also tightly allied with 3M with both of these drives. The LS-120 seems to be aimed at the same market as the Zip; the CD-PD possibly at the Jaz (higher capacity and in upper end machines). The CD-PD claims to have an average data transfer rate of 875 KB per second in PD mode; I haven't had opportunity to use it yet. I have a "special offer" to buy 3 disk for $150. The pros/cons of the LS-120 have been debated in this forum quite a bit, but I haven't seen much on the CD-PD. Two questions. First, does anyone have any feeling if the PD-CD has the same strengths and weaknesses as the LS-120? Secondly, does Compaq's close association with 3M not bode well for Iomega OEM agreements with Compaq?

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