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Non-Tech : Any info about Iomega (IOM)? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (36035)	11/17/1997 9:12:00 AM
From: FuzzFace	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

Didn't you forget to double it for mono? <eom>

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (36035)	11/17/1997 9:57:00 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>Please check my math: 9 minutes of audio @44.1k 16 bit = 36 minutes @11k 16 bit = 72 minutes @11k 8 bit So with 72 minutes of audio that actually sounds worse than mini-cassette, you have to pay $10 with Clique. Meanwhile, you get 3 hours for the same price of better quality audio if you use mini-cassette.<< Rock - Your math is correct, for stereo. But you're forgetting digital compression, which could yield more than two hours. And while it would definitely be more expensive, the advantage of random access in a note-taking machine would be important. Say I'm recording notes on a lecture. During a break, I want to listen to something the lecturer said at the beginning. I can do that without having to rewind. Then when the lecturer starts up again, I don't have to worry about recording over an earlier section. The device would be no harder to use than a mini-cassette recorder, and could certainly include a built-in mic and speaker. - Allen

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (36035)	11/17/1997 5:37:00 PM
From: John Alan Wallace	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

<<<So with 72 minutes of audio that actually sounds worse than mini-cassette, you have to pay $10 with Clique. Meanwhile, you get 3 hours for the same price of better quality audio if you use mini-cassette. Plus, the player is far cheaper and easier to use, uses less power, has a built-in mic and speaker, and can be dragged through the hell that is my life.>>> Rocky, You just don't seem to get it, I am going to try to help you. 1. No matter how good (I don't think they are good) your every little argument is, the bottom line is not what you or I think but what people buy. Example, you don't like Zip but people are buying more of them every day. That is why IOM is over 30 now instead of single digits. 2. If you insist on fighting the trend you will lose more than you win. 3. It seems like you don't like proprietary items and want to discredit them at any cost. With the pressure that companies have to produce high earnings in today's market, you will see more and more items that you "must" fight. See number 2 above. And besides that, if you defeat the Zip from becoming standard whatever takes is place will also be proprietary, so what have you gained? 4. Cover while you still have your *ss. JW