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To: Alan Rosen who wrote (7767)	2/26/1999 5:42:00 PM
From: Ken Pomaranski	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 10072

<< Did not check what they had 'built-in", as I am of the opinion that most that buy PCs from this type of outlet don't give a hoot if the extra back-up is from IOM, IMN or others...these are "ready to wear" computer buyers. >> You should care. This is where all the volume is! This has been my point all along. Who cares what's in the P3s. All 'dozen' that are sold may have ZIP drives, but it just doesn't matter. kp

To: Alan Rosen who wrote (7767)	2/26/1999 11:42:00 PM
From: Reseller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

A different perspective with regards to Zip built in. I've talked to several of my suppliers that supply component parts for custom box builders. To qualify these, the custom builders are said to have a larger market share of computer sales than any of the name brand builders. The Superdisk drive is almost nonexistent in this market. One supplier out of Seattle sells around 25 Superdisk drives per month and for the same time period sells over 500 Zip drives. FWIW Reseller