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


To: Jim Munroe who wrote (41150)12/21/1997 5:06:00 PM
From: robert read  Respond to of 58324
 
which one would you buy right now? even if iomega doesn't change anything on their zip drive.

a disk that only works on desktop but not on loptop drives or a disk that work on both?

iomega zip drive will be the standard in all computers, desktops and lop tops, worldwide, universal compatability is a must.

iomega will sell gazillions of disks!!!!!!!!

iomega is in the driver seat here it csn chsnge the design on the zip drive any time it wants. that leaves any parasites out in the cold.

THIS ONE IS A NO BRAINER. WOW!!! TO SAT THAT IOMEGA IS A BUY AT THIS PRICES IS A BARGAIN IS AN UNDERSTAMENT.

ps. THAT LITTLE PARASITE COMPANY IS LOOKING DUMBER AND DUMBER BY THE MINUTE. IT'S A NON ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT WANTS TO BE TAUGHT A LESSON, AND IT'S BEING TAUGHT ONE BY IOMEGA.



To: Jim Munroe who wrote (41150)12/21/1997 5:12:00 PM
From: Kansas George  Respond to of 58324
 
>>Iomega disks would work on all drives while Nomai disks thus would operate only on some drives. Which would you buy?<<
Jim, also note if you were one of the 11 million existing drive owners, would you buy Nomai disk, knowing that when you update machines (with enhanced optics) that all your data on Nomai disk cannot be read, and are trash? Not me.



To: Jim Munroe who wrote (41150)12/22/1997 12:45:00 PM
From: Wayne Lian  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 58324
 
Isn't that true that copyright will provide much stronger protection for Zip disk than patent? Suppose Iomega puts the text "Iomega Copyrighted" on each disk as bit sequence on a sector that will be accessable read only, and the drive will not work without this sequence. I believe there is no way Nomai can copy this text without violating the copyright protection.