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

To: Cogito who wrote (3772)	11/10/1998 10:30:00 PM
From: Craig Richards	Respond to of 10072

I heard someone on Bloomberg radio talking about internet broadcasting the other day. He said that in a few years, internet broadcasting would replace radio. Allen, I've been thinking about this lately. Actually, this could be a killer market for Iomega, but I'm not sure they could pull it off. Imagine being able to download MP3 files off the internet on to Zip disks. Also being able to transfer music from CDs, tapes and radio programs onto a Zip disk through an MP3 recorder hooked up to your stereo. Now if you have a Zip MP3 player in your car stereo or Zip MP3 Walkman, you can control what you listen to in your car or while jogging. Download an audio book from some web site onto your Zip drive to listen to in the car. Didn't hear the latest Yankees game? What if you could download the audio broadcast from the Yankees radio station's web site to listen to during tomorrow's commute. Of if you're an NPR fan, get the latest news onto your Zip disk just before heading out the door from work to listen to on the way home. Have problems with radio reception on your drive home? Download the latest hour of programming from the web for your favorite radio station. I don't think this would make radio obsolete, but I think this kind of thing could be very popular if there were enough web sites with files to download. And think of the tie ratios! Craig