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To: BBG who wrote (1520)	9/11/1998 11:35:00 PM
From: Naggrachi	Respond to of 10072

With the size of the Zip drive becoming smaller and smaller, i.e., pocket Zip, why couldn't IOM come out with a camera using the Zip as the primary storage? Kinda like the Sony Mavica? The compatibility factor alone would make this a good idea, no? Not to mention, all that money spent on R&D developing Clik! Comments? Zead Please don't bother, cRock!

To: BBG who wrote (1520)	9/12/1998 12:24:00 AM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Hi J.D.... Can't argue about the serviceability of a 300+ drive for camera's etc. I would however suggest that there is a market for Clik!. Now I could be wrong but it's my understanding that the IBM drive would be for high end systems, at least initially and implying a fairly expensive factor. With a release date of next year for the high end systems we could expect a trickle down technology of around another year for the lower cost cameras ( maybe ). All this is of course predicated upon the timely release of the drive. Keeping in mind that to date there's neither a removable or stationary drive in the market and that this is a new category. That being the case the opportunity to become an industry leader is obvious and open to anyone that can garner the support of the industry. In other words it wouldn't mean a hoot if you had a 500 meg drive if the industry wouldn't support it. What I'm going to suggest is one scenario under which IOM could establish Clik! as a standard in the industry. For eternity the many camera makers have been supporting a razor blade program for Kodak and the few other film makers. What I would propose to the camera makers is that they share in the film ( disk ) revenue in return for their inclusion of Clik! into their systems. I'm not sure how an arrangement like that could be worked out but would think that the camera makers would be biting at the bit for an opportunity to finally participate in the residual income that camera's produce. One possible way of allowing the camera makers to participate would be to allocate a special price for a given number of disks per drive sold. Perhaps Regards Reseller

To: BBG who wrote (1520)	9/13/1998 12:05:00 AM
From: HardMoney	Respond to of 10072

An External Drive combo of Zip and Clik! may be the only way for IOM to leverage it's Zip Franchise in regards to clik!.......otherwise I believe since current clik! is not compatible with current Zip technology , buying a clik is simply buying another piece of hardware. I held a clik! drive at PC Expo last june in NY...it'll take as much space in a bag or purse as most consumer oriented cameras do today. Why buy more hardware....the clik ! is not as tiny as you think. I'm not talking about the Internals which may go in cameras etc., but rather the external clik!. But even if you're using a camera with an internal clik! you still need another internal or external to put the pictures onto your PC.....another piece of hardware. New Zips both internal and external must bundle Zip with Clik!, if possible, otherwise clik!,IMHO, is doomed. However absed on Zip I am still bullish on the stock at this price. But a clik!/Zip bundle......that would move this stock into a long long term uptrend. IOM must leverage it's Zip Franchise to promote clik. Frank