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To: Jeff Hayden who wrote (56262)	6/17/1998 3:00:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

Initially I thought that Clik! Would have a FlashRAM memory simulator card as well. I once posted a study that stated that somewhere around 30% of digital cameras were being returned due to lack of quality. In reality the existing camera's don't have the resolution that would benefit from the extra storage. We are just now seeing the introduction of high resolution camera's and they're still on the expensive side. Timing is right for Clik! to capture a presents in the photographic arena. Sales look pretty good, I think we'll have a decent quarter. Reseller

To: Jeff Hayden who wrote (56262)	6/17/1998 10:01:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 58324

>>Why can't the damn thing be strung onto your belt and then use a small "Walkman like" wire running to a FlashRAM memory simulator card in an existing camera? << This was a theory I proposed some time ago. But now I believe it would be much too expensive at $199. Believe me, once you see Vapor! in real life (with all of its parts), even the most die-hard Iomaniac has to wonder exactly what the profits margins (if any) are. All things aside, the neatest thing about the whole Vapor! system is the very stylish brushed aluminum Vapor! disc shell. By itself, it's very good looking, very thin, and small. (But only 40MB!) However combined with the system, it becomes clunky very quickly. One is allowed at the show the handle all of the Vapor!s', and one automatically treats the external model with care because it doesn't inspire much confidence in its ruggedness. The internal models were mounted in see-through casings where you could see some of the mechanics move, including the read/write heads. The internal model is small, about the same size and width as a PC Card. Maybe just a little bigger. I didn't have a PC Card with me to compare. But the peformance will suck. And it is very frail, just as I said it would be. Remember, it is a mechanical device with very tiny and delicate parts. One will have to be careful out in the field, when the internal Vapor! is in use, not to knock the camera around, or possibly not move it at all.