amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Allen J Michielsen) (10/23/90)
In article <1990Oct21.232502.453@simasd.uucp> donm@pnet07.cts.com (Don Maslin) >Close, but no cigar. Shugart Associates, started by Alan Shugart et al, was >absorbed by Xerox. Shugart Technology was later started by Alan Shugart to >build hard disk drives. At the insistence of Xerox (I assume) the name was >changed to Seagate Technology who still exists. There is now an outfit named >Shugart 'something' which is located in Texas somewhere. Not sure what they >make. But the 64,000$ question that remains (that is the only thing that would make anything I said be wrong), is: Is Seagate Technology currently being controlled by Alan Shugart or was it (basically) taken over by the startup investors of the company, possibly leaving Alan in a figurehead only position (similiar to the apple deal and jobs awhile back). And, does your claim to error, include the notion that Xerox still owns body and soul to everything with Shugart Associates's name on it, or did they in fact sell it (at a loss : like everything else) 'to the japanese' -- After watching the movie Gung Ho 8-). Inquiring minds want to know. al -- Al. Michielsen, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University InterNet: amichiel@rodan.acs.syr.edu amichiel@sunrise.acs.syr.edu Bitnet: AMICHIEL@SUNRISE