Title:
Oral History of Terry Johnson

Date:
2006-08-242006-08-25

Pages:
p.

Interviewer:
Porter, Jim; interviewer
Johnson, Terry; interviewee
Rosenshteyn, Yan; cameraperson

Abstract:
Terry Johnson’s career includes engineering and management roles in magnetic recording at IBM, Memorex, before he and colleagues developed the “SuperDisk”, a high-end, rotary actuator drive program absorbed by Storage Technology, where he managed HDD programs until 1980. He founded Miniscribe, a pioneer manufacturer of 5.25 inch HDDs, and PrairieTek, the first maker of 2.5 inch drives. He was also involved in starting CoData, a co-founder of Conner Peripherals.

Keywords:
Johnson, Terry
Applequist, Roy
5.25 inch HDD
2.5 inch HDD
SuperDisk
IBM
Memorex
Disk Storage Corporation
Storage Technology
Miniscribe
CoData
PrairieTek

Rights:
Computer History Museum

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