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To: Craig Freeman who wrote (6020)	6/15/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 60323

I'd sooner have a few SNDK flash cards than a Microdrive. After all, the microdrive has two motors, uses more battery power, and has moving parts, all of which affects performance and reliability. Sure, it's an engineering marvel and it fits in many devices designed for flash memory. I don't see it capturing much of the digital camera market, or even the palm computing/wireless market.

To: Craig Freeman who wrote (6020)	6/16/1999 9:45:00 PM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

Craig, You posted some information about the microdrive as it relates to Nikon, Kodak and Diamond Rio!... The retail price of the Microdrive kit, which includes the 340 MB drive, PC Card adapter and case, is $499. The IBM Microdrives will be available in Japan and the U.S. in retail stores by early summer. Let me know when the entry price is less than a megapixel camera and less than 4 times the cost of a Rio! I have no idea who would pay this much for storage. It clearly has no place in the consumer-targeted digicam or mp3 player market. Aus