> From: Mary Jo <mjbirdsong at applelinks.net> > > I have a LaCie FireWire pocket drive. It is fine for backup > and storage. > > Would you explain what is the difference between that and > the iPod? I have noted in the ads that the iPod is usually > used for music. Does it come with some special features > that my pocket drive does not have? Let's see ... two processors, a rechargeable built-in 10-hour battery, an operating system, Breakout, a headphone jack, a navigation/volume system ... The iPod is an "augmented, super-intelligent" hard drive. It stores and plays back music, contacts, address book information, and calendar information as well as functioning as a "normal" firewire hard drive. You can find out more about the iPod by simply visiting http://www.apple.com/ipod. _Chas_ "We don't want to be like Windows. We want to do everything better. We are intent on creating the greatest computers and the best computing experience in the world. And we are the only ones who can say that with a straight face." -- Greg Joswiak, Apple VP of hardware product marketing