On Thu, Aug 23, 2018 at 2:20 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> The thing that really brought Drivetec down was that you had to use > their factory-preformatted embedded-servo floppy media. It was > expensive (about $15 each in 1986). > Same with Iomega ZIP disks (introduced 1994, initially $20 medium), but those were wildly successful. I don't think requiring factory-formatted media was really the problem. It seems more likely that the Drivetec disk only having the capacity of seven floppy disks was the problem.