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

To: Tom Gebing who wrote (49773)	3/11/1998 10:29:00 PM
From: David Barr	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

There is a free month subscription to SI available now. As a result you might just find a number of new posters here. Like me. *OFF TOPIC* Just some random thoughts that will add nothing to your deeper knowledge of IOM. Gary please do not read this as it will be much more boring than you can bear. 1) This is a tight knit community whether you think so or not. (eg. isn't Linda going to stop in and see the Rockster in NY?) 2) IOM is down and getting stepped on big time. There is really no confidence in this stock from a psychological perspective. Too many ifs... Sounds like a good time to put more money in. 3) KE really pisses me off but he never-the-less is consistent. He said he would not preannounce and he hasn't. But what is up with this guy. Are stockholders not an asset as well as analysts. I think this has got to change for the companies sake. 4) While everyone is very worried about this quarters numbers IOM is doing their job. eg. Dell including Zip as option in Business app computers. JAZZ2 out. BUZZ out. These are important milestones. 5) I work at a private school in Canada and this year we started a program where we all use laptop computers, students included. Not many staff have heard of ZIPs except the computer dept. and the yearbook group. My point is that the big advertisement dollars are useful. People need to know about ZIP. I think it is a very wise use of the money. I am a committed long on IOM although it is very painful($$) right now. Good Luck. Dave

To: Tom Gebing who wrote (49773)	3/12/1998 12:36:00 AM
From: slipnsip	Respond to of 58324

Toshiba recently discontinued their Infinia line (the ones geared twords the home user like CPAQ preserio, IBM Aptiva) so this is only their business line that will not be carried at any of the resellers like CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, Etc..

To: Tom Gebing who wrote (49773)	3/12/1998 11:17:00 AM
From: David S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Tom, I believe rewritable CD and DVD drives function by changing an internal layer from crystalline to amorphous and thus modifying the laser reflectivity. Unlike the magnetic mechanism on floppies and hard drives (and also Zip and Jaz) which can be switched back and forth forever, this chemical change on CD/DVD disks can only be flipped back and forth in a limited way. The specs on rewritable CDs say 1000 times is the max that can be expected. Therefore, they will be an alternative to Zips and Jaz if used only for backups or storage, but they will not be competitive where they are used over and over or if the data, images, etc. must be changed. Regards, David S. Long on Intel, Iomega, Neomagic