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To: Art Bechhoefer who wrote (6026)	6/16/1999 8:23:00 PM
From: Craig Freeman	Read Replies (1) of 60323

Art, there's no reason for the Microdrive to spin continuously. The instant you click the shutter, the drive is activated while RAM inside the camera processes the first picture. A few seconds later the drive is ready and RAM is emptied almost instantly. Overall, the total time isn't much different than with CF. The drive keeps spinning in case you take several pictures in a row but will shut down automatically after a programmed delay to draw almost nothing. Overall, the drive power usage is low enough to get several hundred shots per pair of AA batteries. Note that the drive is less shock-sensitive when it isn't spinning so unless you take a picture and then quickly slam the camera into a wall, it should hold up fairly well. There's a white paper covering the details of this engineering marvel at www.ibm.com which is worth a look. While you're there, check out their upcoming $420 7,200 RPM hard drive that holds 34 GB! Craig

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