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To: JH who wrote (15345)	10/5/2000 11:15:22 AM
From: Starlight	Respond to of 60323

From the link you provided, it seems that these disks have to be used in a DataPlay enabled camera. I didn't see anything saying that they were interchangeable with CF disks in a CF-enabled device. So that means they're limited in their usefulness to ONE specific camera. How much does that camera cost and how good is it? Will people by-pass a reliable Nikon, Olympus, etc. to buy it because it uses these disks? Betty

To: JH who wrote (15345)	10/5/2000 11:16:28 AM
From: Ausdauer	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 60323

John, We've given Dataplay a good look over. I personally don't believe that digital camera manufacturers will build in an optical drive or a magnetic rotating disc drive for that matter when they can simply design in a CompactFlash slot. The cost of a CF slot is next to nothing. Where are Dataplay's design ins? Is this the camera you were talking about? dataplay.com I see Dataplay going the same way as Iomega's Clik! Do you really think Nikon or Canon or Kodak or HP would risk a product launch by adopting an unproven standard that adds to design costs and could alienate potential consumers? Basically, if it don't fit in a CF slot, a SmartMedia slot or a Memory Stick slot... ...it's toast. Aus