Slim-Line LS-120 Notebook Drive Announced By OR Technology

Slim-Line LS-120 Notebook Drive Announced By OR Technology

Compatible With High-Capacity Diskette Co-Developed By Imation Corp.

Oakdale, Minn. (Nov. 11, 1996) -- Support for LS-120 diskette technology continued to widen today as OR Technology (Campbell, Calif.) announced plans to market a slim-line LS-120 drive during the first half of 1997. LS-120 technology was co-developed by Imation Corp. (NYSE: IMN), the information and imaging company recently spun-off by 3M. Imation manufactures and markets the 3M-brand LS-120 Diskette.

Perfectly suited for notebook computers at a height of 12.7 mm, the slim-line a:drive (model FD-2120A) will be available from OR Technology's worldwide network of authorized distributors, including Ingram Micro.

"LS-120 technology is tailor-made for notebook computing," said Ray Meifert, director, Imation PC Markets Segment. "With OR Technology's slim-line a:drive, the LS-120 platform offers the only bootable, high-capacity diskette solution capable of replacing the 1.44 MB floppy drive in notebook floppy drive bays -- plus the added advantages of a low power requirement, a wide operating temperature range, and the ease-of-use that has made diskette technology so popular.

"The availability of LS-120 drives for notebooks is also a key to establishing LS-120 as the standard in removable storage," added Meifert. "The market in notebook computers is growing rapidly, and customers will be able to enjoy the benefits of LS-120 technology wherever they're computing -- with notebooks or desktop computers."

LS-120 technology enables users to store 120 MB on a single diskette -- more than 80 times the capacity of today's 1.44 MB diskette. Moreover, LS-120 drives are fully read/write backward compatible to the 1.44 MB diskette, meaning that users will not render their existing diskette libraries obsolete as they upgrade to LS-120 technology.

LS-120 technology was developed by Imation Corp., OR Technology, Matsushita-Kotobuki Electronics Industries, Ltd. (MKE), Compaq Computer Corporation. Other companies that manufacture products based on the LS-120 platform, or have announced plans to do so, include Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Hitachi-Maxell, Ltd.

OR Technology sells, designs and manufactures data storage products using proprietary laser servo technology. For additional information on OR Technology and its products, contact OR Technology, 42 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell, Calif. 95008; phone (408) 866-3000; fax (408) 866-3008; or website www.ortechnology.com.

Imation Corp. supplies a variety of products and services worldwide for the information processing industry, specializing in imaging applications and information storage. The business units that make up Imation had 1995 revenues of $2.2 billion while part of 3M. The company employs approximately 9,400 people worldwide and is based in Oakdale, Minn. Additional information about Imation is available on the company's website at http://www.imation.com.