History (1995): Nomai Multimedia Cartridge Drive
540MB, competing with Syquet SyJet and Iomega Jaz
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on October 31, 2018 at 2:32 pmThis article was published by the Museum of Obsolete Media.
Nomai MCD 540 (1995-1999)
The Nomai MCD (Multimedia Cartridge Drive) 540 was a rigid disk cartridge system for personal computers, and was introduced by the small French company, Nomai, in 1995.
At the time, the capacity of 540MB was considered good and the system was competively priced, but the MCD 540 was soon competing with SyQuest’s SyJet and the Iomega Jaz disc with capacities of between 1GB and 2GB.
The MCD 540 was available with SCSI and IDE interfaces and could be used with PCs or Macintosh computers.
The cartridge was physically very similar to the SyQuest 270 cartridge, but was not compatible with the SyQuest 270 drive.
Nomai used its own technology for tighter sealing and higher rotational speeds.
Nomai was involved in lawsuits with both Iomega and SyQuest over some of its other products, and was bought by Iomega in 1998, ceasing production of all products in 1999.
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