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To: Gottfried who wrote (3625)	12/15/1999 12:49:00 PM
From: Ben Antanaitis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5023

Gottfried, They picked the LS-120 because one of their 'affiliates' (whatever that means in the Japanese world of interlinking companies) manufactures the LS-120 drives. Bet they get'em for free just to boost the volume of drives. But the user could also download via the USB port from the on-board disk to the HD. Ben A.

To: Gottfried who wrote (3625)	12/15/1999 7:54:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 5023

>>I'm puzzled about Panasonics choice of high capacity floppy drive. To use the camera to advantage, the customer must have an LS-120 for his PC.<< Gottfried - Well, the camera can hook up to a computer via USB, allowing the user to transfer pictures from LS-120 disk to hard drive, and back, without having a LS-120 drive in the computer. What I don't get is, if you're using the camera itself as an external superfloppy drive, what use is the backward compatibility with the standard floppy? Why does Panasonic insist that this is an advantage of the LS-120 in this application? I'm reasonably certain now that a Zip Digicam would be a hit. But I'm equally certain that it would cut into the sales of cameras with Clik! built in. - Allen