Source: Iomega Corp. 10-K Filing (March 1995, SEC/EDGAR)
source confidence: High status: Useful updated 2026-08-11
Summary
Iomega Corporation's 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994, filed with the SEC in March 1995 — the filing that spans the Zip drive's announcement and its first shipments. It is the primary corporate record for the Zip product's launch dates, the interfaces offered at launch, and the company's Roy, Utah operating base.
Useful Claims
- Iomega announced the Zip product in October 1994, described then as a 25MB and 100MB removable cartridge disk drive.
- Iomega started shipping 100MB Zip drives in March 1995; the 25MB cartridge was still only planned as of this filing.
- The Zip drive was offered at launch in two versions: a parallel-port version for IBM PC-compatibles and a SCSI version for Apple Macintosh or PCs with a SCSI adapter board.
- Iomega's operations were concentrated in Roy, Utah, where it leased six facilities covering manufacturing, R&D, and administration — but the company was incorporated in Delaware, in April 1980, not in Utah.
- The filing documents the company's storage-device product lines, manufacturing, and competitive positioning at the time of Zip's launch.
Verbatim
Zip Products: Iomega started shipping 100MB Zip drives in March 1995. Two versions of the drive are currently offered: a parallel port version for use with IBM PC-compatible computers and a SCSI version for use with Apple Macintosh computers or IBM PC-compatible computers which have a SCSI adapter board. 100MB media cartridges are currently offered with a 25MB version planned. — Item 1, Business, "Zip Products"
In October 1994, the Company announced its ZIP product, a 25MB and 100MB removable cartridge disk drive. — Item 1, Business, recent developments
The Company was incorporated in Delaware in April 1980. — Item 1, Business, opening description
Reliability Notes
As a primary SEC regulatory filing, this is the highest-confidence source for Iomega's product launch timing, corporate structure, and business operations in 1995. Financial and product claims in 10-K filings carry securities-law accuracy obligations.
The filing identifies Iomega as a Delaware corporation whose operations were in Roy, Utah, so Utah's claim concerns where the work happened rather than where the company was chartered. The Zip that shipped in March 1995 was the 100MB drive; the 25MB version named in the October 1994 announcement was still only "planned," so a flat statement that every Zip version shipped in March 1995 would overstate what this document supports.
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