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To: Zakrosian who wrote (9268)	4/20/1999 12:02:00 PM
From: Ben Antanaitis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10072

From the latest PCMagazine, a product review of the new HiFud drive: "More than a year after Sony Electronics first announced the Sony HiFD ($199 list), the floppy disk drive is finally shipping in quantity." Huh???? And "On our tests, we copied two files containing 167,776K from a hard disk to the HiFD drive under Windows 98 using Windows Explorer; the drive took 7 minutes 14 seconds to complete the transfer. That's just 386K per second--faster than a floppy disk drive but slow compared with other high-capacity removable-media drives." double HUH?? and "One aspect of the Sony HiFD that lessens its ease of use is that it has no power switch. The manual specifies not leave the power on when the drive is not in use, so you have to unplug the power cord when you shut down." Doh! The whole story: zdnet.com Ben A. ez-pnf.com

To: Zakrosian who wrote (9268)	4/22/1999 11:25:00 AM
From: Zakrosian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

From today's Washington Post's "Ask the Computer Guys" I'm buying a new Windows computer. Will my old software work on it, and how can I transfer big files without buying a Zip drive? This reader is using Windows 3.1 and is about to leap to Windows 98. Currently, he is using Lotus 1-2-3 release 4.01, Freelance 2.01 and WordPerfect Office 3.0. According to Microsoft, Windows 98 will work with all of these programs. And there is nothing wrong with these programs -- many readers may not need all the bloated code that's sold today. A full installation of Internet Explorer 5.0 takes up 110 megabytes of space!' Our reader's second question is a little problematic. The coin of the realm these days for moving large files is the 100-megabyte Zip disk. Many buyers are opting for internal Zip drives in their new machines. Or they can get an external parallel-port Zip drive for less than $100. Those who want to spend the big bucks can get a snappy black carrying case for around $30. There are other ways to transfer big files. Or send the files out onto the Internet, then bring them back onto the new computer. You can run a cable and get special software such as LapLink that will move it. These methods are all nightmares in various forms; *$100 for a Zip drive is a bargain indeed.*