Title
Applequist, Roy oral history
Catalog Number
102657959
Type
Document
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.
Date
2006-08-24
Contributor
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Applequist, Roy, Interviewee
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Johnson, Terry, Interviewer
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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, CA, USA
Extent
44 p.
Category
Transcription
Subject
Applequist, Roy; IBM; Miniscribe; PrairieTek; Tandon Corporation; Storage Technology; SuperDisk; Rotary actuator; Storage history
Collection Title
Oral history collection
