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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)?

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To: Ron Overs who wrote (54547)5/11/1998 6:12:00 PM
From: Francis Muir  Read Replies (1) of 58324
 
Growl . . .

"Just read that the new iMac computer comes with two USB ports (Universal
Series Bus) for connection to a new SuperDisk Drive being developed by
Imation Corp & Panasonic. The new drives, due out when the iMac is
introduced in August, will have 120MB capacity and will also read all
conventional 3.5" floppies. (I don't know if this is intended to replace the Zip or
what.)"

If the iMAC is the dark, irridescent clam thing then it is out now -- at least in the Stanford Bookstore. The question is, will iMAC take off? I find it totally repulsive, but there again I'm not in the targeted group. "Entry level" devices have a way of not selling; remember "Peanut"? However, if iMAC does sell then it is certainly not going to hurt Imation's position. Of course, we don't know what Iomega is going to do with this curious device. Anyone contacted them? My guess is that this is not a moment for Iomega to be jumping on untried band-wagons (have I thoroughly mixed a metaphor somewhere there?

Hell, this was supposed to be bearish, but it comes out not quite looking that way.

Gladly (my cross-eyed bear . . .)
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