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

To: Michael Coley who wrote (43502)	1/15/1998 2:49:00 AM
From: Brendan2012	Respond to of 58324

Nice letter! Only 7 1/2 days until earnings! Brendan

To: Michael Coley who wrote (43502)	1/15/1998 3:00:00 AM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 58324

Great letter, Michael! Thanks. <eom>

To: Michael Coley who wrote (43502)	1/15/1998 6:46:00 AM
From: Mel Boreham	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Michael.... Fabulous... Simply Fabulous!! One of the best posts to date and a very well written and excellently thought out rebuttal to Mr. Dvorak, who I agree did a good history of the floppy, but minus a few "details". I think that bringing in the sony HiFud drive into the picture when it has really not been seen, except as a tech devel. at Comdex, is just a bit premature. No price... No comparison data. No real world specs and reliability data... and a false sense that backward compatability to the 3.5 floppy means sales! Will be looking forward to more of your excellent analysis and comments. By the way, I want to thank all of the SI posters on all of the solid information on shipping and sales of late. We are truly a GREAT THREAD! **Mel**

To: Michael Coley who wrote (43502)	1/15/1998 9:48:00 AM
From: Tom Carroll	Respond to of 58324

RE: Response to Dvorak, Pricing of HiFD Michael, What a splendid response to Dvorak. Congratulations. The one real unknown here, though, is the price of the HiFD. I don't think it's going to happen, but it is still possible that Sony has come up with some technical innovation that will allow them to sell the thing at a very, very attractive price. Their press releases brag about the innovativeness of their read/ write head, so there's an outside chance that they've come up with something that is a breakthrough price-wise. The assembly line went into operation at Ford 84 years ago yesterday, and the cost savings of that innovation blew away the competition. It could happen. I don't think it will--especially because Sony hasn't said anything yet about the new head being cheap, only about it being technically sweet (e.g., fast)--but it could. I think this is the only way that Dvorak's choice of Sony will pan out, and all of us on this thread should therefore be especially vigilant for any solid hints about the pricing of the HiFD. We all have to remember that some day, somehow, the Zip will become obsolete. I don't think that'll happen in the next few years, of course, and my money is where my mouth is on that, but we do have to keep watching for the sea change when it comes. All technologies have finite life cycles. Cheers, Tom (long IOM)

To: Michael Coley who wrote (43502)	1/15/1998 6:22:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Micron The new Micron computers that have a Zip STILL have a 1.44 floppy standard. Check it out. micron.com All of these computers are well over $2000.