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To: Troy Shaw who wrote (4624)	11/2/1997 9:10:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7685

Troy, Thanks for the feedback on SparQ compatibility. My gut tells me that you're correct in assuming that the EZ market may not be large enough for Syquest to make the SparQ be able to read the old disks. In addition, if multiple passes were required, then that would appear to contradict the report that "SyQuest promises SyJet-caliber performance of 12ms access times and 6.9MB/sec transfer rates". Regards - Dale

To: Troy Shaw who wrote (4624)	11/3/1997 6:09:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 7685

>>Today, single platter 3 1/2s (as used in Jaz) can hold 1GB (512MB per side.) That is why the Jaz 2GB is a 2GB drive -- 2 platters.<< Troy - I believe that the Jaz drive uses a two-platter design already. Thus, they don't have an incompatibility problem with Jaz 2 using 1GB Jaz disks. Now we see that SparQ is a one-platter design, and is compatible only with its own media. At this point I see SparQ as even more of a SyJet killer than a Jaz killer. Here's my reasoning. If I wanted my disks to be compatible with those of other removable storage users, and needed 1GB or larger, then I might decide on Jaz just because more people currently have it. Also, Jaz currently offers a compatible upgrade path to 2 Gigs. If I didn't care about compatibility with Jaz, and just want the most removable storage for my buck, I would definitely get SparQ. I wouldn't even consider SyJet. Of course, Jaz's one million plus drives are not an insurmountable lead. SparQ, if marketed properly and shipped in quantity, could overtake the Jaz. That is, assuming that Iomega doesn't decide to match SparQ's pricing. But the bottom line is, as far as I can see, SyJet is definitely dead. - Allen