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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?
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To: AreWeThereYet who wrote (44357)1/22/1998 2:33:00 PM
From: Troy Shaw  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
Andy,
Re: "HiFD *ride* on the media as well"

Of course the HiFD will use the flying head scheme with the Fuji 200MB media, but the question I have had all along is how are they going to handle the 1.44MB media. That media's quality has varied quite a bit between manufacturers over the years, and I seriously doubt they will be spinning it anywhere near 3600RPM. If they push it, maybe they can get to 600RPM. Even then it would probably have a serious impact on the media life of the 1.44MB disk.

With the flying head scheme, the HiFd head must be very close to the 200MB media, and the 200MB media must be very smooth. If the delicate HiFd head comes anywhere near so close to the 1.44MB media it will have huge canyons carved in it, and plenty of media deposits to boot.

Personally, I wouldn't want to put a cheap 1.44MB disk of questionable quality in my 200MB drive. I have never thought very highly of 1.44MB media even when using a 1.44MB drive. They go bad far too often.
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