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

To: Cogito who wrote (41403)	12/23/1997 5:37:00 PM
From: Bobo Bear	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>What we know is that IOM is looking for MR engineers to do product testing.<< Allen: Are you sure the MR engineers are for product testing? As in end of the development cycle testing, and we are about ready to ship. The following link lists the IOM job listing for MR experience. After reading it I can not come to the conclusion that IOM is just looking for MR product testing. jobs.careermosaic.com:80/j2/owa/srch.jd?ln=1&job_id=517068 >>We should not assume that advertising for MR engineers means they don't already have some MR engineers.<< I agree. And we don't know, at least I don't know, what IOM plans are for MR. Bobo

To: Cogito who wrote (41403)	12/23/1997 7:59:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Respond to of 58324

Allen, >We should not assume that advertising for MR engineers means they don't already have some MR engineers.< True. Besides, Iomega does not design MR heads. There is very little to learn to switch from using TFI heads to using MR heads. The main difference is that the R/W electronics now have to supply a bias current for the MR element of the head. As long as Iomega tells the head manufacturer what track and bit density they want, the supplier knows how to tweak the MR head design. Been there, done that.<g> GM