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To: Steve Wiz who wrote (43089)	1/13/1998 7:40:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) of 58324

>>Syquest must be using Magneto Resistive recording heads in SparQ. The SparQ drive possesses an unbelievable combination of storage size and price.<< Steve - With all the "boinking" over the weekend, I never got a chance to respond to this. SparQ does not use MR heads. The upcoming Quest drive from SyQuest does. Quest has been in development for nearly a year now, so MR technology in the hands of SyQuest is not a new development. The Orb drive which has been demonstrated by Castlerock does use MR heads to achieve its 2.1GB capacity in a small form-factor cartridge. I don't believe that Iomega is "falling behind the curve" with respect to MR. The main benefit of magneto-resistive data recording is that it allows greater data density within a given area. Iomega has managed to deliver products with the capacities people want, at the prices people were willing to pay. They are also maintaining compatibility within the Jaz product line by not using MR in JazII. I think their strategy makes perfect sense. Certainly we will see MR products from Iomega in the future, but the fact that they don't exist yet doesn't mean the company is doomed. - Allen

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