Associated Press News Wire wrote:
>> 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.
Typical mainstream media oversimplification; they left out "personal computer" before "hard drive".
Herb Oxley From: address IS Valid.