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

To: Gottfried who wrote (40224)	12/16/1997 11:04:00 PM
From: HardMoney	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

As of 11:00 PM, Asian Markets are rocking..... Naz100 Futures up 11.5 ...........if anyone cares? Frank

To: Gottfried who wrote (40224)	12/16/1997 11:59:00 PM
From: StaggerLee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

> Oh, it's also a lot easier and cheaper to install a backup software package on a new PC, than a tape drive My point there was, with all this push to lower PC costs, ZIP drives cost money to the PC vendor. Probably 10 times as much as "server-based" back up software would cost to install. Also, I suspect the server backup version would be intended only for your "personal" files (e.g., spreadsheet, database, WP, etc.). You already have your licensed software on a disk or CD ROM, presumably, and wouldn't need to back it up again. I agree, I'd rather have a tape. But I think price is going to drive the future, and if the server version does the same job at 1/10 the cost, that's what will be on the new machines.