Artifact Details

Title

Hard disk drive transition for personal computers oral history panel

Catalog Number

102657960

Type

Document

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.

Date

2006-08-24

Contributor

Brown, Dave, Interviewee
Gardner, Tom, Interviewee
Holt, Scott, Interviewee
Johnson, Terry, Interviewee
Porter, James, Moderator
Rosenshteyn, Yan, Cameraperson

Publisher

Computer History Museum

Place of Publication

Mountain View, California

Extent

32 p.

Category

Transcription

Subject

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

Collection Title

Oral history collection

Lot Number

X3701.2007