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To: StockMarketMaven who wrote (6663)	1/24/1999 3:18:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

>>Can someone tell me how Iomega can gain acceptance with their Clik! disks when Sandisk's CompactFlash already has wide acceptance among digital cameras and handheld PCs? << It's simple. It can't. Iomega's 40MB Flop! drive has no chance at all of replacing CompactFlash. There is no concern from OEM's whatsoever concerning the stupendous reliability and performance of CompactFlash. It also uses very little power. Iomega's Flop! drive on the other hand is a chinsy mechanical device that can be prone to breakage and result in costly OEM warranty repairs. If a Flop! drive is built-in, when the Flop! drive breaks, the WHOLE device (camera, PDA, GPS unit, car stereo/PC, etc.) must be returned to the manufacturer. The last thing an OEM needs is a costly warranty repair. And Flop! would most likely supply them with all the OEM warranty repairs they can handle.

To: StockMarketMaven who wrote (6663)	1/24/1999 10:05:00 AM
From: Bernhard Michaelis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Digital cameras, handheld devices etc are just emerging - I think these handheld organizers are the future...look at the palmpilot and what you can do with it..eventually you'll download complete books and graphics, sound and video?(books can be d/l already to a certain extend)..and for that, you'll need lots of memory, lots of it. I i.e. would like to carry all my databases with me all the time - but it just takes tooo much memory. or store lots of e-mail on a handheld - in short, have the power of a laptop in the palm of my hand. I think 16 MB is the most you can buy for a card - so the click! comes in handy. I'm not that familiar with it (haven't seen it in action), but it makes a lot of sense for me, the user! In fact the limitation of storage has kept me away from buying the palmpilot (I use a 2MB casio model instead, but find myself thinking about picking up the phone and just order it, and not wait for the next generation. Bernhard