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Re: Disk Drive Pioneer Al Sugart Dies

Julian Thomas (blackhole@jt-mj.net)
Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:46:29 -0500

In <20061221004821.F1E522254@massis.lcs.mit.edu>, on 12/20/06 at 07:48
PM, editor@telecom-digest.org typed:

>> Shugart helped pioneer the multibillion dollar hard drive industry, in
>> which Seagate now holds the leading market position. He founded the
>> company in 1979 and left in 1998.

> Just a tiny clarification -- the hard disk drive was invented and
> marketed by IBM 50 years ago, announced in their product line in Sept
> 1956. IBM also invented the floppy disk as well.

At that time (floppy disk invention) Al Shugart was still with IBM.

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