Al Shugart has Died
Disk drive pioneer Al Shugart dies
In a relatively young industry such as personal computers, it is unusual to hear of the death of any of its major figures. So it came as a shock to hear about the passing of Al Shugart, one of the leading pioneers in the field of disk drives. He was 76.
Shugart was born in Los Angeles and started his computer career as many others did at the time, working for industry giant IBM. He quickly rose to the position of Direct Access Storage Product Manager, in charge of IBM’s disk drive products—IBM was an innovator in hard drive technology at the time. In 1961, he helped IBM create the world’s first hard drive, the Advanced Disk File, which later became known as the IBM 1301.
I will not add much more to this other than to say I’m just now learning about this and that it is a great loss. Our thoughts and mindshare are extended to his family and friends during this time.
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