Details

Type

Text

Title

Hard Disk Drive Transition for Personal Computers Oral History Panel

Contributor

Brown, Dave, Interviewee

Gardner, Tom, Interviewee

Holt, Scott, Interviewee

Johnson, Terry, Interviewee

Porter, James, Moderator

Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Date

2006-08-24

Place of Publication

Mountain View, Calif.

Extent

32 p.

Description

Following the introduction of the 5.25 inch floppy drive in 1976 by Shugart Associates, a 5.25 inch hard disk drive with the same physical size was introduced by the company now known as Seagate Technology in 1980. Panel members participated in the rapid build-up of 5.25 inch HDD shipments by numerous companies which soon followed, as personal computers became a rapidly growing market.

Category

Transcript

Subject

Brown, Dave; Gardner, Tom; Holt, Scott; Johnson, Terry; Shugart Technology; Shugart Associates; Seagate Technology; Computer Memories, Inc.; Quantum Corporation; Miniscribe; IBM; Storage history

Collection Title

Oral Histories Online

Accession Number

102657960