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

To: Daniel P. Dwyer who wrote (54285)	5/7/1998 10:41:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Another view from the AAPL thread, This guy has some very valid points: exchange2000.com My Opinion: Floppy doesn't matter. It just doesn't. Not when you can email things around as easily. Not when your OS helps with networking, etc. There will be external USB drives by summer. Tons. Every shape and size. Floppy, Zip, HiFD, everything. If people want them, they can get them. I bet you most people don't. Not worth the cash. Colleges haven't used floppies in a long time. Colleges actually tend to have some of the best networks around (ironically, because many of them are Unix/Mac based.) Floppy is lame when you can email it, or put it directly in someone's drop box, or leave it in a public directory for your friends to get it (on your machine). BTW Zip will never be the standard. Too slow, no backwards support, and worst of all, OEM price over $20 (I think it's $70!). Don't get me wrong, I have one, and use it. But it already is lame for backup (5GB to 100MB doesn't scale), and not enough people have it to make it a reliable medium for exchange. As for iMac - great intro, but don't get lulled. There will be 300Mhz Celeron machines at that price in August. However, there is still lots more cool stuff to come... Gotta say, I love seeing AAPL market well. It's about time. :)