Addonics Announces Pocket SuperDisk 240 for PCs or Mac; Supports LS-240/120 MB, or 1.44MB Disks, Includes Utility for Storing 32MBs on Standard Floppy Disks.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2001 Addonics Technologies today announced the Pocket SuperDisk 240 -- a 240MB LS-120 transportable drive with USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. interface for PCs and Macintosh systems. The Pocket SuperDisk 240 is the only floppy drive See floppy disk. floppy drive - disk drive users need to store digital images, music or data. This lightweight external drive weighs less than 12 ounces and will read/write data onto the new 240MB (LS-240) disk media. The Pocket SuperDisk 240 is also backward compatible Refers to hardware or software that is compatible with earlier versions of the product. Also called "downward compatible." Contrast with forward compatible. backward compatible - backward compatibility with SuperDisk 120 (LS-120) media, and standard 1.44MB floppy disks. The Pocket SuperDisk distinguishes itself from other transportable storage A storage medium that is easily moved from one location to another. CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, Zip and REV cartridges, USB drives (flash drives) and compact external hard drives are examples of transportable storage. See removable disk and external drive. devices with a software utility that allows users to store 32MBs of data on standard 1.44MBs floppy disks. Tired old 1.44 floppy disks can now be used to archive digital images or MP3 songs at a fraction of the cost of a ZIP disk A 3.5" removable disk drive from Iomega. Zip disks come in 100MB, 250MB and 750MB varieties, with the latter introduced in 2002 using USB and FireWire interfaces. The 250MB drives, introduced in 1998, also read and write 100MB disks. or other removable media In computer storage, removable media refers to storage media which can be removed from its reader device, conferring portability on the data it carries. A removable drive is a reader device for such media. . Once information is archived on standard 1.44 MB floppy disks with the Addonics utility software, the disk (with now up to 32MBs of data/music) can be read or accessed just like any other file stored on a hard drive or floppy drive. The Pocket SuperDisk 240 is small and light, and can carried in a jacket pocket. The drive can be powered from the USB port A USB socket on a computer or peripheral device into which a USB cable is plugged. See USB. of the computer. It includes a built-in USB cable, which can be tucked away to the side of the drive when it goes on the road. The drive is USB 2.0 compatible, but runs at USB 1.0 speed. The installation of Pocket SuperDisk 240 is simple. The drive is automatically recognized by the following operating systems: Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Mac OS 9.0 and higher. Within seconds of plugging into the USB port of the computer, you are ready to use the drive like any other floppy drive. If your computer BIOS supports USB booting, Pocket SuperDisk 240 can be used as an emergency boot drive in case of a hard disk failure. List price for the Pocket SuperDisk 240 is $199, and is available through major catalog companies, resellers, VARs and distributors, including Storageusa..com, PC Connection, CDW CDW - data warehouse , Buy.com, Insight, Egghead, Ingram Micro, and D&H. Addonics Technologies Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad line of external storage products. Addonics is headquartered at 48434 Milmont Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. Visit Addonics at www.addonics.com. Note to Editors: All products/company names are either trademarks or trade names of their respective holders. |
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