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To: maaad who wrote (4636)	11/26/1998 1:06:00 PM
From: Philip J. Davis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Highlights from the 1998 DISK/TREND Report on removable data storage: disktrend.com >>The sales outlook for the six removable data storage product groups covered in the report is a mixed bag. Flash memory cards are expected to benefit as markets such as digital cameras expand, and the increasing storage capacity of magnetic disk cartridge drives will build sales in several specialized markets. High capacity floppy disk drives are destined to take over much of the growth that standard low capacity floppy drives have enjoyed in previous years.<< >>Shipments of high capacity floppy drives are continuing to grow, but the marketplace is becoming crowded with proposed "standards". The only high capacity floppy drives currently available are the Iomega 100 megabyte Zip and the 120 megabyte LS-120 SuperDisk, backed by several companies. Other announced contenders include Sony's 200 megabyte HiFD, Caleb Technology's 144 megabyte UHD144 and the Swan Instruments/Mitsumi Electric 130 megabyte UHC. 1997 high capacity floppy drive shipments topped 8 million drives and the DISK/TREND projection for 2001 is 33.4 million drives.<< Philip