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

To: Gary Wisdom who wrote (46250)	1/29/1998 8:02:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Iomega and Nintendo64 I am dismayed somewhat by this development. They really should be using a Zip. According to info on: ign64.com (click on "The 64DD: Nintendo's Disk Drive" in the big frame) Nintendo will sell here in the USA late '98 or '99 a "Zip-like" disc that holds 64MB, and has access times "under 75ms." Both of these stats are well short of a Zip disc's capabilities. Obviously, Nintendo is intent on pocketing all of the money associated with this device which is an add-on to a stock Nintendo64 console. Games may now be distributed in 3 ways: cartridge only (just like now), cartridge AND disc, or disc only. This new drive opens up the possibilities of customizing your own games, and even adding your own scanned-in face to characters on the screen. Repeat, this is not a Zip disc. But everyone will wish it was. The new Nintendo drive will reportedly sell for anywhere from $79 to $120. Nintendo will still sell 1,000,000's of these drives. despite the poor comparison to Zip.