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

To: Les White who wrote (56273)	6/17/1998 10:12:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

I'm sure you know that a watch doesn't read and write to a magnetic disc drive with very small track widths. A watch's mechanical funtion is to use springs and gears to turn 2 arms around a dial. Vapor!'s error rate will be significant. Feel free to check it out for yourself when it finally comes out (maybe sometime this year)

To: Les White who wrote (56273)	6/17/1998 10:42:00 PM
From: Robert Neville	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 58324

>>>> To: Rocky Reid (56272 ) From: Les White Wednesday, Jun 17 1998 10:08AM ET Reply # of 56301 >> Remember, it is a mechanical device with very tiny and delicate parts. One will have to be careful out in the field<< You mean like a watch? I know what you mean. I'm a nervous wreck by the time I get home. I don't know how my wrist watch has survived this long.<<<< Agreed, Les. It's the point that's being made that's frail, almost stretched to the breaking point, in fact...