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

To: Cogito who wrote (47936)	2/15/1998 3:37:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Allen, you were right the first time. MR heads were developed in the eighties. But the first commercially available disk drives with MR heads were shipped by IBM in 1991. Please go to... idema.org and scroll down to "Areal density". Or get it at storage.ibm.com as shown below... IBM magnetoresistive heads lead the industry in areal density IBM's magnetoresistive head development In 1991, IBM pioneered the use of magnetoresistive (MR) heads for disk drives with the 1 Gigabyte 3.5-inch 0663-E12 drive, which provided the highest areal density available at that time. Engineers and scientists at IBM's Storage Systems Division and Almaden Research Center in San Jose continue this technology leadership with advanced magnetoresistive head designs that enable significant areal density increases.[snip] Much more on DDs disktrend.com Regards Gottfried