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To: Cogito who wrote (7606)	2/22/1999 8:47:00 AM
From: Cameron Dorey	Respond to of 10072

"Does that nasty, sneering sarcasm always have to be there every time, Rocky?" AFAICT, Rocky's sarcasm is a result of the engineers who are writing his program (obviously in alpha-test) being tied up right now with y2k work and not having enough time to devote to her/his/its/their "multiple emotions" module. I understand through private communications which I cannot divulge at this time, that future production "emotions modules" will include the ones which we have already seen such as pessimism, manic-depressiveness, detached obfuscation, delusion, obsession, and confusion. The more difficult emotions to program, such as those which require interaction with either the person being responded to or facts being quoted, will take considerably longer to develop. That being the case, it's probably safe to assume that this mode of conduct will be with us at least until the end of the year. At that point, she/he/it/they will more than likely start comparing the Zip, Jaz, Clik, and whatever drives to glass plates (for photography storage) and buggy whips (for speed enhancements) because those were the state of their respective arts in the year 1900. Or, possibly, parchment and chariot designs, because those were popular in the year 00. Cameron "Dear Boss: I hope that I haven't misunderstood your instructions because, to be honest, none of this Y to K problem makes any sense to me. At any rate, I have finished the conversion of all of the months on all the company calendars for next year (year 2000). The calendars have returned from the printer and are ready to be distributed with the following new months: Januark Februark Mak Julk Yours Truly IS Manager"

To: Cogito who wrote (7606)	2/22/1999 11:40:00 AM
From: Rocky Reid	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10072

>>I got the information directly from an Iomega engineer.<< Is it possible that this engineer was either 1) in error, 2) there was a miscommunication, or 3) simply telling you something you wanted to hear? I just researched numerous Zip sites that feature disassembled Zip drives, and NONE of them seem to mention or contain any evidence (photo or otherwise) of this "spacer pad" feature. The only pad mentioned or visible is the cleaning/spacer pad on which the heads rest when parked. If such "spacer pads" existed, they would surely mention them on these pages (some go into GREAT detail in the construction of Zip drives and label each part by part) If you can point me to a web photo somewhere in which these pads are visible, or even mentioned offhand by the author, it would be appreciated. I would hate to think that Iomega Investors had taken the ball and run with it, all the while being in error. Thanks.