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

To: Brendan2012 who wrote (51676)	3/31/1998 11:59:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>Well, until now I don't think CD-R has slowed Zip's growth that much (I haven't seen a system yet with CD-R standard, and few optional even), but with CD-R that cheap it could be a factor in the future.<< I believe that boxmakers will opt to wait and skip from CD-Rom players directly to DVD-RAM when they become available, and at lower than initial prices. The DVD drives will still (I hope) be able to read and write CD's. The curve is still safe for the 1.44 floppy/CD-Rom combo for years to come. Indeed, every major computer rag has stated flat out that the 1.44MB floppy ain't goin' anywhere till well into the next decade. This time period will allow DVD makers to get their act together and resolve some of their present issues. However, with the popularity of the 1.44 floppy's use still intact, the floppy-compatible Sony HiFi has a genuine shot at system inclusion right out of the bat, leaving the dedicated floppy drive sitting on the parts shelf. This can happen starting with Sony's own popular line of computers. The trend of Zip OEM inclusion has reversed. For months now, I have yet to see ANY non-Apple computers in stores have a Zip drive installed (save for one lonely Compaq 4550(?)). Last year, I would see maybe 2 or 3 out of 40 computers. Now, none.