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To: Frodo Baxter who wrote (4567)	9/29/1998 10:28:00 AM
From: Z Analyzer	Respond to of 9256

<<Here's what Quantum should do. They've already killed Atlas. Now they should kill Viking, too. Instead, just develop Fireball @ 7200rpm. Swap out IDE for SCSI, rejigger the firmware to write some more error-checking codes (this may lower areal density by a few percentage points, big deal), brand this as a "enterprise-class Viking" drive, and sell it for HALF PRICE.>> Interesting argument. I understand that IBM is now selling the same drive both as enterprise class and as a high end desktop for less. If IBM has a 7200 rpm desktop drive I would assume that is the one. With Quantum's talk of much greater commonality with Fireball, it seems like they may already be moving in your direction.