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To: Linda Pearson who wrote (7017)	2/2/1999 11:33:00 PM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 10072

Clarion to Adopt IBM's Microdrive for AutoPC nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com January 15, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Clarion Co., Ltd. said it will work on hard disk drive technical issues with IBM Japan Ltd., whose drive Clarion will use in its new car computer system... ...IBM said it aims to start selling the microdrive some time in the middle of this year. The 1-in. disk drive has a capacity of 340MB. When it is eventually incorporated into the AutoPC system, it will be used for car navigation and for downloading map data from the Internet. --- Looks like IBM is having no trouble at all finding OEM's for its Tinydrive. TinyDrive was only announced a couple of months ago, with another half a year before deployment-- yet companies seem to be knocking down the door to get at IBM's newest wonder. Iomega, on the other hand, has tried to pawn off its miserable 40MB dust-prone Flop! drive for 3 years now, with the only OEM being a nobody, tiny Korean upstart company with an unproven product. The fact is, Flop! is too bulky. It is just plain too big and wide to fit into most portable devices nowadays. IBM's TinyDrive is much smaller than Flop!, as it will fit into a CompactFlash type II slot. >>But think about this: if Clik!, being the small drive that it is, were such a bad idea, why would IBM want to step into the dung heap? << IBM's drive is radically different from Iomega Flop! IBM's Tinydrive is a completely sealed device. No dust, no sand, no smoke, no particulates can enter the IBM drive. IBM's tiny drive also fits into a CompactFlash type II slot (which several cameras will debut next month). Iomega 40MB Flop! on the other hand, is crippled with an inherent design where dust, sand, smoke, and any number of particulates can enter this removable drive virtually at will. I really can't wait for all of the Iomega Buyers to start sending in their contaminated Flop! drives. It should prove most entertaining. *There are already user reports on rec.photo.digital about broken Flop! drives having to be returned. The fun has begun!

To: Linda Pearson who wrote (7017)	2/2/1999 11:59:00 PM
From: Michael M	Respond to of 10072

Linda/Jock.....what's with the news flash re IBM micro drive? This info and the fact it was coming mid to late 99 has been around a few months. It has also been reported that this a a $500+ product and there is no 'razor blade' aspect.....want more storage.....get another $500 drive vs. a $10 disk! I still think Clik (OEM price $70-85) with 'unlimited' storage at 40 meg for $10 is a compelling story. Hope IOM has something positive to say at the Ground Hog Get-Together Wednesday. The only cheerleading since the CC has come from hopeful posters on the boards. Maybe the entire PR/Marketing staff is on 'flex-time'.....perhaps due to drop by the office later on this spring.....