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To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9312)	4/21/1999 8:23:00 AM
From: Herb Fuller	Respond to of 10072

Re:>> "A Zip drive-based storage unit is purely OPTIONAL" << The above fact speaks well of Iomega's Zip Drive when Dell is reporting that over 40% of their boxes are going out with the Zip included. " Dreamcast is already being written off by Japanese and American game-afficienados and journalists as being DOA because of the upcoming Sony Playstation II. " You are spouting hot air with the above statement . You just don't have a clue . Show us facts instead of spittle . Herb

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9312)	4/21/1999 8:31:00 AM
From: Herb Fuller	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Hey-Rock, --Put a negative spin on this -- Sonic Solutions and Iomega Bring DVD Content to Removable Storage: Sonic DVDit! Application Authors Content for Jaz-Media Playback LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 1999--Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq:SNIC - news) and Iomega announced today at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) that the two firms are working together to bring DVD content to removable media users worldwide. Sonic's newly announced DVDit! application will output DVD-Video content in 1 GB and 2 GB sizes for Jaz playback on DVD-equipped PCs. ''DVD delivers a level of interactivity and video quality that revolutionizes multimedia presentations on the PC,'' said Stephen DiFranco, director of Product Marketing -- Professional Products Group with Iomega. ''Iomega is excited to be working with Sonic Solutions, a recognized leader in DVD authoring, to enable Iomega customers to create DVD content.'' To create a DVD title with DVDit!, users capture and edit video using their personal computer, then drag-and-drop edited video sequences, audio clips, graphics, backgrounds, and buttons into DVDit!; build their interactive DVD with a single mouse click; and write it to Iomega's recordable media. The final DVD content can be played back on any DVD-equipped PC. ''DVD-Video content is feature-rich and high in quality but requires significant disk storage space,'' said Mark Ely, director of Product Marketing at Sonic Solutions. ''It's clear that Jaz is a very natural media for DVD. Working with Iomega, Sonic has qualified Jaz media for both DVD-Video production and DVD-Video playback on PCs, providing users with a very cost-effective and convenient storage solution.'' About Sonic DVDit! Sonic Solutions DVDit! is the easiest way to publish on DVD. Combining a simple and straightforward user interface with Sonic's award-winning DVD multiplexing technology, Sonic DVDit! gives video professionals, graphic designers, artists and video enthusiasts the power to create stunning interactive DVD content on their PC. Sonic DVDit! has a suggested U.S. list price of $499 and will be available for purchase from the DVDit! web site at www.dvdit.com beginning in July 1999 biz.yahoo.com Herb

To: Rocky Reid who wrote (9312)	4/25/1999 10:35:00 AM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

"Boy!, talk about taking the ball and running blindly with it. There are just a few things wrong with the wild projections going on this thread: .. ". Message 9045649 "As a shareholder myself, can't help but wonder, what have you been smoking? IMO, @ $5, IOM is richly valued. Considering that 70% of their revenue comes from a single product that is based on old technology and it's been out in the market for more than 3 years." Message 9126738 Just cannot help repeating them. Message 9045457 Message 9106116