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To: Raven McCloud who wrote (2725)	10/27/1998 1:37:00 PM
From: Naggrachi	Respond to of 10072

Raven, that's one way to look at it (assuming all is true.) Another way to look at it is as follows. How will Fuji's "pullout" effect it's revenue and income? Would you drop an installed 18mm base for a prodcut yet to be released. Bear arguments are welcome, however, when reading Roxan's opinions, consider the source and the fact that he is paid. Zead

To: Raven McCloud who wrote (2725)	10/27/1998 4:26:00 PM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

>>For those more knowledgeable on this board. If IOM loses the fuji ATOMM technology how will that affect the media??<< Raven - First, there is no evidence whatsoever that Iomega will "lose the Fuji ATOMM technology." There has been some speculation that they will, based upon an extremely tenuous string of dubious logic constructed by one individual, which in turn was based upon a news item which said that Mitsubishi was going to start reselling Zip disks, and that Mitsubishi wanted to develop their own media so they could make their own Zip disks. Currently, Iomega buys the ATOMM media from Fuji, uses it to make Zip disks, and then sells the disks. It's difficult to see how Fuji would benefit buy withholding the supply of a lucrative product from a customer. If, at some point, Mitsubishi or some other company develops media suitable for use in Zip disks, you can be sure that Iomega will very carefully qualify it. There's no reason to believe that it is impossible for anyone but Fuji to make suitable media. - Allen

To: Raven McCloud who wrote (2725)	11/16/1998 6:18:00 PM
From: eric larson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

"Fujifilm Pioneers Another Leap in Data Storage: Zip 250MB Disk Made Possible by ATOMM Technology" newsalert.com Editor's Note: In conjunction with Iomega's announcement at 8:05 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, 1998. LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1998--Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., co-developer with Iomega Corp. of the 100MB Zip Disk and a leading developer behind many of today's most advanced removable computer storage products, has produced yet another giant leap forward in the data storage industry. Continuing to bolster its market leadership position, Fujifilm today announced the 250MB Zip 250 disk, based on Fujifilm's ATOMM technology, for Iomega's new Zip 250 drive. ... With today's announcement, Fujifilm now develops and markets a wide range of ATOMM-based solutions including 100MB and 250MB disks for Iomega's drives, as well as the 200MB HiFD. Added Solomon, "Regardless of the user's preference, Fujifilm offers a disk to meet the growing storage needs of today's consumers." (Answer to Raven's previous "concern": "...if IOM loses the fuji ATOMM technology how will that affect the media?? and what is the current situation re: fuji and the loss of the ATMM technology??..." )