Philip, here's some URL sources for recent "Iomega hype" :
HP Pavilion 7110Z (product's been out for months!):
---> dmo.hp.com
(with 3 URLs specifically about "ZIP drive")
Micron (been offering ZIP option for a few months in numerous models):
micron.net@8080/xa8d34e49-2601/Search/6010400/18
(24 other references to ZIP on Micron's website)
"Other Options
Adaptec AHA-2940U SCSI Host Adapter add $ 100 (Upgrade from Standard PCI Ultra SCSI Fast-20 Controller)
DRAM Upgrades ($15 per Megabyte)
US Robotics Sportster V.34 28.8 Int. Fax/Modem add $ 139
Microsoft Natural Keyboard add $ 49
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 sound card and Advent AV007 computer speakers add $ 69
Sound Blaster 32 wavetable 3D sound w/0k RAM add $ 128
Sound Blaster 32 wavetable 3D sound w/2MB RAM add $ 218
----> Iomega IDE ZIP Drive w/100MB Removable Cartridge add $ 99
----> Iomega SCSI JAZ Drive w/1.0GB Removable Cartridge add $ 399 (Does Not Include Interface)
APC Per 7T surge suppressor add $ 39
APC Pro 7T surge suppressor add $ 59
SMC ISA TokenCard Network Card add $ 199
3COM 3C595 PCI 10/100 Ethernet NIC add $159
3COM 3C509, ISA NIC Ethernet Combo add $ 99
16-bit NE2000 ISA compatible Etherne add $ 49 "
Acer 5/22/96 Announcement:
---> nando.net
CRW News Flash: General analysis about Iomega setting new floppy standard:
---> techweb.cmp.com:80/techweb/crw/current/zip0529.html
[Excerpt]
Iomega Zips into lead as floppy drive replacement
By GREGORY QUICK
.....
Demand for Iomega drives was spawned at the retail level with the products being pushed aggressively in end caps and displayed prominently in retail ads.
"We saw a growing demand among our customers," said a sales manager at Fry's Electronics.
This led to a growing demand at the OEM level, and in just the last few weeks two of the top ten PC players have announced systems and support for the drives; others have it under examination.
"The demand from our retailers is what drove us to the technology," said William Holtshouser, IBM's Aptiva product marketing manager for its consumer desktop unit.
IBM is expected to release systems next month with Zip drives available on select models.
Acer America announced plans to place the Zip drive into the AcerBasic line, a $500 computer which is designed to attach to standard televisions as well as VGA displays.
Packard Bell has committed to using Zip drives in models expected out this summer.
Hewlett-Packard was first to build a Zip drive into a desktop SKU earlier this year.
Other OEMs are examining the drive and considering it for future models. Among those reported to be interested include NEC
Technologies and Apple Computer.
"Clearly getting IBM and other players with big-name cache is very important in Iomega's efforts to establish the Zip as an industry standard," said Mike McGuire, an analyst with Dataquest. "When players like that use a product it gets everybody's attention." Besides systems manufacturers, Iomega has enlisted Sony, Fujitsu and Epson, among others, to make media and in some cases OEM the drives themselves....
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