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To: Kevin Linder who wrote (5053)	12/4/1998 2:03:00 PM
From: La Traguhs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Kevin, They are only cross compatible at the 1.44 MB capacity. Their higher capacity modes are NOT compatible with each other. Regards, LT

To: Kevin Linder who wrote (5053)	12/4/1998 6:11:00 PM
From: Henry W Singor	Respond to of 9256

You may like to look at how many Zip drives there are out there. If the installed base is high enough then IOMEGA is the one that you have to be compatible with. I don't follow IOMEGA or their Zip technology but if their installed base is large enough and their next generation technology is compatible they could still win. Henry

To: Kevin Linder who wrote (5053)	12/5/1998 12:43:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9256

Kevin, competition is nowhere near "tremendous". HiFD isn't even in most stores yet (?) and LS120 is outsold by ZIP about 10 to 1 [a guess]. If you want to know some facts, I recommend all recent posts by David Colvin Message 6690389 Allen Murdock also writes with a level head Message 6665550 There are other worthwhile posters. I just tried to save you some time. To install the backward compatible HiFD you need to have a 1.44MB floppy installed first. A major blunder by Sony. Message 6697274 Gottfried