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

To: Michael Coley who wrote (49663)	3/10/1998 4:17:00 PM
From: Bill Lin	Respond to of 58324

Reasoning for TEAC USB based 1.44 floppy. Motherboard cost reduction...you can eliminate a connector and support for the FDC (by eliminating support in the chipset circuitry). Its only a few pennies, but it may be the difference between a $79 motherboard and a $75 motherboard. less complexity is always better. Its TEAC's survival mechanism for year 2000. In corporate networks, you don't need a 1.44 anymore, and sometimes need the zip. At home, the 1.44 is only used to transfer drivers from add in cards. And many 3rd parties are using CDROM distribution and internet based driver updates. Sneaker net transfers work better using the zip. BL ps proud user of 2 new zips. (and still watchful for COD)

To: Michael Coley who wrote (49663)	3/11/1998 3:21:00 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 58324

Michael, all - Speaking of the class action lawsuits, I have a question. Someone posted here that one of the firms pressing this suit told him that he would be able to recover 20 to 40% of his "loss" in IOM, regardless of whether or not he had sold during the class period. What I want to know is, if you join the class can you then sue the lawfirm when you recover something like ten bucks? I can't imagine that it's possible to recover anything near 20%, much less 40%, thus this statement on the part of the lawfirm seems irresponsible. Any comments? - Allen