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Non-Tech : Iomega Thread without Iomega -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Fred J. Ledo who wrote (3378)	11/5/1998 10:18:00 PM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Fred, thanks for calling Castlewood. I went to their web site and my browser crashed. On the second try I found this stuff below. My considered opinion is we won't see ORBs at CompUSA this year, if ever. Gottfried castlewoodsystems.com The ORB internal drive, either IDE or SCSI interfaces, will be available in the fourth quarter of 1998. We are looking to partner with qualified OEM organizations whose interest is to integrate the ORB. If you are interested in establishing a direct relationship with Castlewood, please call Martin Fishman at (925) 461-5500 or email Martin at mfishman@castlewoodsystems.com. and the latest Orb news listed was... CASTLEWOOD SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT BY AIWA 3/18/98 the ORB update in Oct... GOOD NEWS!!!! We have started shipping ORB 2.2 GB EIDE drives to selected OEMs! Initially, the EIDE internal version will be limited to OEM's and Integrators to ensure the highest level of end user customer satisfaction. The EIDE, Parallel Port and SCSI products will be available to the general public in the 4th Quarter. We will be making announcements on our Website as soon as our OEM's begin shipping their ORB product configurations. Thank you for your patience and support during our extensive testing of reliability and ease of use. Our goal is to ensure that you are 100% satisfied once you have purchased your ORB drive!

To: Fred J. Ledo who wrote (3378)	11/5/1998 11:06:00 PM
From: Dale Stempson	Respond to of 10072

Fred, Thanks for the Orb update. Even if Castlewood does make the late Nov or early Dec dates for retail availability, I suspect that quantities would be small. It looks like Sony may be in a similar situation with HiFD. Comdex will likely provide the background for firming up some of these dates. In any event, it appears Iomega has a lock on this holiday season. Well, FWIW, I doubled up on my short-term bear position when we passed $9 today, and I must admit that the way it held all afternoon has me worried. This might just take a little longer than I had hoped. In the mean time... Congrats to all who are making money on the ride up. Regards - Dale