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To: JP who wrote (6174)	4/18/1998 3:34:00 PM
From: Frank Drumond	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7685

If you really use your SyQuest drive checkout: 1disk.com They have new improved product that no removable media user should be without!

To: JP who wrote (6174)	4/20/1998 9:31:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7685

I just got around to reading Sunday's San Jose Mercury News and discovered a page one (Computing Section) article about backing up your hard drive. There was a picture of both a SparQ and a Zip. The author stated: "My current favorite removable is the Iomega Zip -- because it's inexpensive and widely used. If you can afford to spend on more than just backup hardware, the SyQuest SyJet and SparQ are tempting too, because they're fast enough to also run as hard drives." He also went on to say: "I think CD-RW will replace Zip in the long run; the discs are inexpensive, can be read in many of the tens of millions of CD-ROM drives in use today, and the optical recordings are supposed to last longer than the magnetic Zips." FWIW, I personally prefer to use a second hard drive for backup. These days they're very inexpensive and super fast. I use my Zip primarily for transporting digital photos between friends and family, and taking projects to and from work. I use e-mail to move small files. It's rare that I ever use a floppy. Regards - Dale