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Article: Acer to Offer Iomega Notebook Zip Drive Option Worldwide.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- September 22, 1997
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TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 1997--Iomega Corporation (NYSE:IOM) today announced that Acer, Inc., one of the world's largest PC manufacturers, plans to offer Iomega notebook Zip drives as an optional feature in selected models of its notebook product line worldwide.
The notebook Zip drive has been specifically designed for OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) to include in notebook computers. Using 100-megabyte Zip disks, the notebook Zip drive gives users 70 times the capacity and up to 20 times the speed of floppy disks. Acer's notebook computers with Zip drive support are expected to be available before the end of 1997.
"Acer's ...