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

To: balloonman who wrote (46343)	1/30/1998 12:05:00 PM
From: jwk	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

re: click death thing just got this email from my brother who is a power user of Zips in Microns at his cartography shop. sure would be nice if IHQ in Roy would jumnp all over this, but then....... >>just read on msnbc about this problem with iomegas zip drives. re: url:http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,18622,00.html have'nt had any problems with ours yet. do you know anything about this? sounds like iomega isn't admitting there is a problem but i'm sure they don't appreciate the bad press. there is even a click of death home page? says its also being dicussed at "alt.iomega.zip.jazz". be interested in your thoughts on the subject. <<

To: balloonman who wrote (46343)	1/30/1998 12:11:00 PM
From: Francis Muir	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

"You make my point..." But you miss mine. Somewhere along the line most people want to transfer data in and out of their portables -- the ZIP offers a simple solution. FM

To: balloonman who wrote (46343)	1/30/1998 12:14:00 PM
From: Cameron Dorey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

balloonman, my interpretation of FIDO's message is not the same as yours. It has to do with where the file actually resides, not the computer. I have a notebook, too, and a stationary (minitower) at work and home. If I want to transfer a 10 MB (or 1.45 MB) file between either desktop and the "highly portable" laptop, I can either: (1) pull the minitower out from under the desk, disconnect the printer, attach a PP cable to allow me to transfer files with PCAnywhere (or another program), run the program on both boxes, and transfer the file, reconnect printer, push box back under desk (and I'd better be careful to do it slowly so as to not screw up the HD), or (2) pop a Zip disk into computer A (say, the laptop), copy file, pop the Zip disk into the FRONT of computer B (minitower), copy file over. I like option 2. Cameron "A great way for to lose weight is to eat naked in front of a mirror. Restaurants will almost always throw you out before you can eat too much."