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Non-Tech : Iomega Thread without Iomega -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (9579)	5/2/1999 4:41:00 PM
From: Cameron Dorey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Jock, all I really know about COD is what I read in Steve Gibson's website, which David excerpted the quote from. I do know that if I run his (Steve's) TIP program and the disk has a bunch of errors (hard and soft), that I'd better copy my info onto a hard disk (or another Zip) then, because if I use that particular disk several more times, it's liable to go bad. If I do take the disk with a bunch of errors and format it (long format), it's toast. But using it one or two more times apparently carries acceptable risk. BTW, I have never heard about the JAZ having anything like COD, and I wouldn't expect it to, since it is a removable hard disk, using completely different technology/mechanism, I figure. I wouldn't believe everything a Dell service tech tells you without verification. Maybe you should pose the question on comp.sys.ibm.hardware.storage, and see how many yes and no replies you get? Cameron "Disk Full - Press F1 to belch."

To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (9579)	5/3/1999 8:22:00 AM
From: David Colvin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10072

Jock, 1. I wasn't trying to get you to buy a Jaz drive. I was just relating some of my experiences with Iomega products and how they have made my personal life easier and less worrisom regarding possible data loss. 2. Dell is dead wrong! Of course if you don't believe me, others on the thread and Steve Gibson's (a really brilliant guy) discussion about "click of death" in his test software instructions there is nothing else anyone can do. You will continue to believe that you have 28 Zip disks with data on them that is at risk.....really sad! The bottom line here is I keep duplicate copies of all my important data and it would also be a good idea if you did the same thing. Dave

To: Jock Hutchinson who wrote (9579)	5/3/1999 8:53:00 AM
From: Ben Antanaitis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10072

Jock, You know how I feel about IOM so this cannot be construed as the mindless ranting seen on this thread by the usual three stooges. I have been looking for an inexpensive, fast, yet reliable (or potentially reliable), storage medium for my data archives and emergency backups. I think I see one coming down the pike that was developed by Phillips and is currently available. Take a look at: onstream.com This is a tape based system, but they write one data byte over eight tracks simultaneously (this is 8 times faster than serial linear), with integrated read after write recording heads (no extra verify pass required), head tracking servo guard bands for each data track, a very robust error correction scheme (an entire track can be trashed and the data is recovered) plus a claimed error rate of 1 bit in 10E+19. The base unit is a 30GB tape and sells for $299 IDE, $399 Parallel port. I don't think most IOM product users need this unit (capacity, interchangibility, etc.), but I am giving it a very close look for my personal and business use. Ben A. ez-pnf.com