Caleb UHD144

Caleb UHD144 and disks

The Caleb Technology UHD144 (Ultra High Density) is a floptical-based 144 MB floppy disk system introduced in early 1998, marketed as the it drive. Like other floptical-like systems, the UHD144 can read and write standard 720 KB and 1.44 MB 3½-inch disks as well. Its main advantage over similar devices like the SuperDisk was the low cost of the media, which averaged about $5 shortly after introduction — in wider production, prices would have fallen.

The UHD144 had little chance in the marketplace, being squeezed out by the Iomega ZIP and Imation LS-120 for floppy large-storage needs, and the rapid introduction of the writable CD-ROM shortly after its introduction. The company went bankrupt in early 2002.

See also

• SuperDisk
• Sony HiFD
• Zip drive
• Floppy disk

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