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To: Cogito who wrote (7074)	2/4/1999 10:42:00 PM
From: Jeff Hayden	Respond to of 10072

Allen, I recently gave-in to my urge for a new PowerBook G3 Series. I got the 266MHz - after the new G3 boxes came out, I couldn't resist anymore. But I had to get the PowerBook as I'm always on the road these days. What a great machine! I do some 3D and other graphics - it just flies! Anyway - It came with no floppy. I got it through MacConnection and they threw in a VST Zip. Of course the new ones that are coming out soon will all come with Zip anyway. I look to Apple as bringing out the new concepts and technologies first and the PC world to follow. If that holds true, the old floppy is dead, Zip is the standard, USB replaces slow buses, IEEE1394 replaces SCSI, IDE, ATAPI, etc., and T10/T100 (and on to T1000) will become standard in the PC world. Jeff

To: Cogito who wrote (7074)	2/5/1999 10:55:00 PM
From: Buster O. Hype	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

NOW YOU GOT ME MAD BY CALLING ME ROCKY. First of all, I have no position in IOMEGA ... bought it a few times, shorted it a few times, but none now. If you really love this stock, question you've got to ask yourself is where the growth is going to come from. If IOMEGA couldn't get its act together now when they don't have much competition and the cost per megabyte of their media is much much more than regular drives, what will happen when all these other companies start making generic drives. You can buy now a complete PC for $500. The biggest growth in PC's will be in this area. How could you convince somebody to spare another $200 for a removable 100-meg storage? SO WHERE WILL IOMEGA GET ITS GROWTH??? I do hope IOMEGA goes to the teens so I can initiate a short position.