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Alan Field Shugart (September 27, 1930 – December 12, 2006) was an American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.
Dec 15, 2006 · Alan F. Shugart, an engineer and entrepreneur whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry, died Tuesday in Monterey, Calif. He was 76. The cause was complications after a...
Jun 14, 2024 · Alan F. Shugart was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1930. He received a BS in engineering physics from the University of Redlands (1951). In 1951, Shugart began his career at IBM as a field engineer, solving customer problems at their offices.
Jul 22, 2023 · Learn how Alan Shugart, who worked on IBM's first hard drive and floppy disk, left Memorex to start his own company, Shugart Associates, and later co-founded Seagate Technology. Discover how he overcame VC pressure, floppy competition, and market shifts to become a computing giant.
Dec 13, 2006 · Alan Shugart, the iconic -- and iconoclastic -- co-founder of Seagate Technology, is dead at 76, according to the company. One of the creators of the multi-billion dollar hard drive industry,...
ALAN F. SHUGART, pioneer of the multibillion-dollar computer hard-drive industry and co-founder of Seagate Technology, died December 12, 2006, at the age of 76, of complications from heart surgery six weeks earlier. Shugart was one of the most influential and admired figures in the industry.
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Seagate celebrates its 40th anniversary and honors its founder, Al Shugart, who was a visionary and charismatic leader in the storage industry. Read the stories of his co-workers, partners and competitors who share their memories and insights of Shugart and his legacy.
