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To: Jim Munroe who wrote (4067)	11/14/1998 8:31:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

>>Having the ability to slip a disk (Zip or Clik!) into a fax machine or copying machine and use a data file as input will have a profound effect on the quality of the result.<< Even better would be a CD-Rom drive built into a printer or Fax. That way, the printer would have near 100% compatibility with the standard in medias- CD. And a CD-Rom drive's cost is way $$$ low. 8x CD-Rom drives go for as little as $25-$35 OEM cost. And 8x is at least as fast as a Zip drive. If there was a substantial market for this, we would have seen it already. But, these stand-alone devices are/will be just a small niche.

To: Jim Munroe who wrote (4067)	11/14/1998 10:28:00 PM
From: jwk	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

>>The impact of Iomega beyond PC's is being underestimated. << The stand-alone Zipped machines will increase versatility and productivity in many office situations. I think it also has the potential to firm tie-ratios due to the nature of the intended use. I'd like to know if there are plans for a 250-Zip option in this area I can see CD-RW for archival storage, but my work requires way too much doing and undoing to make hasseling with CD's a viable alternative.