Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site fortune.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!we13!ihnp4!fortune!burton From: burton@fortune.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: New IOMEGA disk unit - (nf) Message-ID: <2496@fortune.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 19:05:40 EST Article-I.D.: fortune.2496 Posted: Thu Feb 9 19:05:40 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 09:13:12 EST Sender: notes@fortune.UUCP Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA Lines: 18 #R:pucc-h:-49200:fortune:14700005:000:597 fortune!burton Feb 9 15:01:00 1984 The IOMEGA founders were at IBM, where the product was developed. When big Blue decided against bringing out the product in a system, the engineers left to go out on their own. The product was first demonstrated at the 1981 NCC. They haven't had too much success due to their high pricing and lack of second-sourcing, both very important to system purchasing agents and engineers. Philip Burton 101 Twin Dolphin Drive Fortune Systems Redwood City, CA 94065 (415) 595-8444 x 526 - - - {allegra,[decvax!decwrl,ucbvax]!amd70,cbosgd,harpo,hpda,ihnp4,sri-unix} !fortune!burton