Title
Guide to the James N. Porter papers
Catalog Number
102733956
Type
Document
Description
The James N. Porter papers document Porter’s career in the disk drive and data storage industries, particularly his role as the founder and president of DISK/TREND, which published annual market study reports on the disk drive and data storage industry. Material dates from 1956 to 2010, with the bulk of material from 1970 to 2003. The majority of material in the collection consists of DISK/TREND’s profiles on companies active in the disk drive industry. A smaller portion of the collection contains material related to data storage industry conferences, including IDEMA’s DISKCON and DataStorage, two conferences Porter co-founded; storage industry market studies; Porter’s research files on various types of data storage technologies; records from his employment and consulting work outside of DISK/TREND; and unprocessed audiovisual material.
Date
1956-2010; bulk 1970-2003
Author
Doub, Bo; Hayden, Kim; Lott, Sara Chabino
Publisher
Computer History Museum
Extent
135.21 linear feet in 107 record cartons and 4 manuscript boxes
Category
Finding Aid
Subject
Computer storage devices; Data disk drives industry; Data disk drives; International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association; Porter, James N.
Collection Title
James N. Porter papers
Credit
Gift of James N. Porter