Caleb UHD144 and disks

The Caleb Technology UHD144 (Ultra High Density) was a floptical-based 144 MB floppy disk system introduced in early 1998, marketed as the it drive. Like other floptical-like systems, the UHD144 could read and write standard 720KB and 1.44MB 3½-inch disks as well. Its main advantage was the low cost of the media, which averaged about $5 shortly after introduction -- in wider production prices would have fallen. The 21MB Floptical 3½-inch disk Floptical drives, introduced late in 1991 by Insite Peripherals Inc. ... A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible (floppy) magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. ... The 21MB Floptical 3½-inch disk Floptical drives, introduced late in 1991 by Insite Peripherals Inc. ...

The UHD144 had little chance in the marketplace, being squeezed by the Iomega ZIP and Imation LS-120 for floppy-like large-storage needs, and the rapid introduction of the writable CD-ROM shortly after its introduction. The company went bankrupt in early 2002. Later (USB, left) and earlier (parallel, right) Zip drives (media in foreground). ... Also known as the LS-120 and the later variant LS-240, the SuperDisk was introduced by 3Ms storage products group (later known as Imation) circa 1997 as a high-speed, high-capacity alternative to the 9cm (3. ... The CD-ROM (an abbreviation for Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (ROM)) is a non-volatile optical data storage medium using the same physical format as audio compact discs, readable by a computer with a CD-ROM drive. ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...

References

• Caleb Technology Corp.'s Ultra High Density Floppy Disk Drive to Include Adaptec's DMC Chipset, Business Wire, 1997-11-03
• Two new reasons to kiss your floppy drive goodbye, PCWORLD.COM, 1998-10-13
• SuperFloppies! Floppy Disk Size, Hard Disk Capacity, Glencoe, 1998-10-31
• The Latest Trumors, HAL-PC Magazine, Beverly Rosenbaum, 1999-12-03