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To: rll who wrote (6779)	1/26/1999 10:17:00 AM
From: Philip J. Davis	Respond to of 10072

rll, >> 1. Look at different portable electronic device and I think you will find that flash memory is already cross-platform.<< Which devices? Notebook computers? Handheld WinCE PC's? >> few questions for you? Why pay $10 for a 40MByte disk when you could use a 100MB zip for $10.<< Clik! disk is smaller than Zip disks and thus its form factor would be more likely to be used in a digital camera. Clik! drives are also very portable - they even carry their own power supply. >>Or for that matter use a cd with 650MB.<< Don't misunderstand the purpose of Clik! While it can be used for backup purposes - especially with PDA's and handheld PC's, its main selling point for digital cameras, besides its cost, is its on-the-go portability. Don't get me wrong, rll - if you can afford to buy a 96MB flash card to go with your digicam, by all means, it's a more elegant alternative - but for now, Clik! is a less expensive option in a market where consumers weigh cost heavily. Lipo

To: rll who wrote (6779)	1/26/1999 11:38:00 AM
From: Alan Rosen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

rll, I understand that flash is cross platform. The point I was trying to make is that the Clik! hardware cost can be amortized over several different pc type appliances...than media cost becomes the more important IMO. Also, let's say that I go out to 3 or 4 construction sites on a given day and shoot the equivalent of 3 or 4 "rolls of film" at each one. It is a lot easier for me to separate each project on a single disk dedicated to that project and "file it away" (I may never need it unless there is a problem). Flash would not give me the same capacity or convenience for the same $$$. As for competing with Zip, I don't think that that is an issue if one looks forward because "small" is the future and usually the more desirable option now, whether it be flash or a Clik! type device. archcc