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

To: Francis Muir who wrote (37224)	11/24/1997 10:42:00 AM
From: AreWeThereYet	Respond to of 58324

TEAC to Support New HiFD 200MB Floppy Disk Standard TEAC, a manufacturer of standard 1.44MB, 3.5-inch floppy disk drives, will support the new HiFD floppy disk system that offers 200MB storage capacity and full downward compatibility with standard diskettes. HiFD was recently announced by joint developers Sony Corporation and Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. The HiFD system's dual discrete gap head features both narrow gap for 200MB storage capacity and a wide gap for storing onto standard 1.44MB or 720KB diskettes. It also features a 3.6MB/second transfer rate, which is approximately 60 times faster than a conventional floppy drive, and 20ms average access time. TEAC plans to produce its own versions of HiFD to add to its own line of data storage products in spring 1998. Contact TEAC America, Data Storage Division Headquarters, 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, CA 90640. Telephone: (213) 726-0303. Fax: (213) 727-7672. Web: teac.com. ------------- Let's see if HiFD will be the zip killer or just another LS-120. aC