Title
Johnson, Terry oral history
Catalog Number
102657961
Type
Document
Description
Terry Johnson's career includes engineering and management roles in magnetic recording at IBM, Memorex, before he and colleagues developed the "SuperDisk", a high-end, rotary actuator drive program absorbed by Storage Technology, where he managed HDD programs until 1980. He founded Miniscribe, a pioneer manufacturer of 5.25 inch HDDs, and PrairieTek, the first maker of 2.5 inch drives. He was also involved in starting CoData, a co-founder of Conner Peripherals.
Date
2006-08-25
Contributor
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Johnson, Terry, Interviewee
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Porter, James, Interviewer
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Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson
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Publisher
Computer History Museum
Place of Publication
Mountain View, California
Extent
13 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Johnson, Terry; Applequist, Roy; 5.25 inch HDD; 2.5 inch HDD; SuperDisk; IBM; Memorex Corporation; Disk Storage Corporation; Storage Technology; Miniscribe; CoData; PrairieTek; Storage history
Collection Title
Oral history collection
