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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: Brendan2012 who wrote (41716)12/30/1997 6:01:00 AM
From: JackH  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
Here's a bit of information about parabolic and tri-corner reflectors, for whatever use it may be in the current debate:

Three mirrors at right angles reflect light (and related electromagnetic radiations) directly back to the source regardless of its relative position. Parabolic reflectors concentrate parallel light rays to a point a fixed distance from the reflector on the mirror axis.

Assuming Iomega uses the former arrangement on their disks, and it certainly looks like they do, they can move their light source and detector array to any position in the drive within line of sight of the reflector and get verification information similar to the current arrangement.

Anyone using a parabolic reflector in thier disks must have the detector in the current position, and is severly restricted as to the position and nature of the light source.

JackH
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