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

To: Michael M who wrote (54819)	5/16/1998 12:46:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 58324

>>I noted that most of the new top-end desk-tops had ZIP built-in. I also noted that most of the new top-end power books were sporting built-in Super Drives<< I'll explain it to you. Apple and Steve Jobs don't give a rat's ass who "wins" the removable storage war. The iMac is the first indication that Jobs does not care about removable storage. He cares about networking and the internet. To him, it is up to the user what types of removable storage they want to use in their desktops. The Superdisc drive makes sense because Apple can get rid of the floppy drive and its associated expenses, and still not lose floppy compatibility in their Powerbooks. When Sony HiFi is released, IMO Apple will quickly adopt this new 200MB floppy-compatible Standard in its Powerbooks, and drop the floppy drives across the entire line. And it is my assertion that people will adopt the 200MB Speedy Sony HiFi floppy-compatible drives very very quickly as additions to iMacs, inside Powerbooks and G3's, and into all manner of Wintel computers as well. While Iomega has garnered a public perception of selling crappy drives with terrible customer service, Sony on the other hand has great respect around the world for its products. Sony hiFi just makes sense. 200MB. Faster than Zip or Superdisc. Floppy compatible. And roughly the same cost as Zip, with twice the capacity.

To: Michael M who wrote (54819)	5/16/1998 12:57:00 PM
From: Reseller	Respond to of 58324

Michael, A few thoughts about Apple's marketing IMO removable storage drives are a requirement of any personal computer. Not only do the software publishers need drives with which to distribute software, but they allow us the freedom to do what we wish with our data. I believe Apple is setting the market up for add on sales. Apple knows that these devices will need removable storage, Jobs even says so by stating that the 1.44 doesn't qualify and users will use " Zip " drives. I think we will see a variety of add on peripherals all calculated to improve margins. Reseller

To: Michael M who wrote (54819)	5/16/1998 1:00:00 PM
From: robert read	Respond to of 58324

Software claims to improve health of GPs' records (Irish Times; 05/15/98) The launch last week in Dublin of one of the latest software packages for medical practices is an indication of how information technology can benefit doctors and a reflection of big business interests in health care. It also raises questions of security and trust, because if hospitals or GPs are going to use software to manage patients, are patient records secure? The product introduced last week is called "Health one" and has been developed by Health Data Management Partners (HDMP), of Brussels. In fact, it was just the Windows 95 version that was launched, since a DOS version of HEALTH one has been around since 1990. HDMP is owned by SmithKline Beecham, one of the world's largest health-care companies, which made (pounds) 1.65 billion sterling pre-tax profits last year. The Health one system, for example, costs (pounds) 1,500, which includes installation and training, and requires a Windows 95 PC with at least a Pentium P166 processor and 32 Mbytes of RAM, and a 100Mbyte Zip drive.