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

To: w sun who wrote (36221)	11/18/1997 9:08:00 AM
From: Cameron Dorey	Respond to of 58324

Good morning, w, "iom will have the market for zip [snip] but seems giving up on middle to high-end removable storage..." You know, this is one factor that I seem to perceive differently than a lot of people here. I just don't think there is that much of a need (read: market) for BIG removable storage, at least where mainline computer apps are involved (sure, let's put Gone with the Wind on a disk, search for the sound bite, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a da**" but that's not what I call mainline computing). When do you need GB of removable storage? I submit, primarily when you have a catastrophic crash. What's wrong with a $20 (Ditto) tape, calmly backing up at 1:03 AM, when even most people here are sleeping? OK, some folks need big high-speed removables, no doubt, but just how many? One more question, isn't there still a 2+ GB limit on the size of disk partitions in Windows (or did that disappear with the latest revision, which nobody but new computer buyers can get)? If so, why get a removable bigger than 2+ GB? Just backup one partition at a time. What good is a 4.7 GB removable if you have to subdivide it into partitions before you use it for backup/restore? That's enough for now from this Luddite. Stand firm, make money. Cameron "This site best viewed with a browser which supports tables, chairs, and sofa beds."