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To: Kerry Sakolsky who wrote (5899)	6/17/1999 2:13:00 PM
From: Tinroad	Respond to of 18366

Don't see why MicroOS would be needed for a standard (file management-wise) hard drive. Its tailored for flash memory, wouldn't be appropriate for hard drives.

To: Kerry Sakolsky who wrote (5899)	6/17/1999 2:19:00 PM
From: JimC1997	Respond to of 18366

Based upon the release, IBM is expecting retailers to charge about $1.47 per megabyte. It will be interesting to see the race in cost per megabyte and storage capacity between this type of device and flash memory. Long-run, the flash approach should win simply because there are no moving parts and therefore assembly costs should ultimately be much lower. But the microdrive capacity is probably always going to be higher, with quicker rewrite time and therefore may always have a number of applications that flash will not be suitable for. In the audio field, a microdrive might be a better choice for an in-car digital music player, holding 40 or 50 CD's worth of EPAC compressed music (if the microdrive storage was increased, or using multiple microdrives). I recall e.Digital making a point that the MicroOS was suitable for control of the IBM microdrive. Let's hope a collaboration is underway! Jim