SyQuest
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| − | In 1999, SyQuest was bought by Iomega. | + | SyQuest was a brand of removable disk cartridges that had some popularity in the 1980s and 1990s especially in the publishing field, where it was often used to send desktop-publishing documents to printing plants. They were made in capacities from 5 MB to 4.7 GB, and the 44 MB 5.25" cartridges were for a time very popular. In 1999, SyQuest was bought by Iomega. |
== References == | == References == | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyQuest_Technology Wikipedia: SyQuest Technology] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyQuest_Technology Wikipedia: SyQuest Technology] | ||
* [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/01/17311 Iomega Buys Bankrupt SyQuest], Wired Magazine, January 1999. | * [http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/1999/01/17311 Iomega Buys Bankrupt SyQuest], Wired Magazine, January 1999. | ||
Revision as of 16:22, 1 November 2012
SyQuest was a brand of removable disk cartridges that had some popularity in the 1980s and 1990s especially in the publishing field, where it was often used to send desktop-publishing documents to printing plants. They were made in capacities from 5 MB to 4.7 GB, and the 44 MB 5.25" cartridges were for a time very popular. In 1999, SyQuest was bought by Iomega.
References
- Wikipedia: SyQuest Technology
- Iomega Buys Bankrupt SyQuest, Wired Magazine, January 1999.
