Applequist, Roy oral history | Computer History Museum

Type

Text

Title

Applequist, Roy oral history

Contributor

Applequist, Roy, Interviewee

Johnson, Terry, Interviewer

Porter, James, Interviewer

Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2006-08-24

Place of Publication

Mountain View, Calif.

Extent

44 p.

Description

Roy Applequist’s background in mechanical engineering has involved significant working experience at IBM, Lockheed, Memorex, Disk Systems Corporation and Miniscribe. Notable has been his innovation in magnetic disk head positioning systems, including early development of rotary actuators, which are now used on all magnetic disk drives.

Subject

Applequist, Roy; IBM; Miniscribe; PrairieTek; Tandon Corporation; Storage Technology; SuperDisk; Rotary actuator; Storage history

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102657959

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