Seagate to Purchase Maxtor

[Doc Shipley]

Teo Zenios wrote:
> With Seagate to purchase Maxtor (which purchased Quantum not so long ago) I
> started thinking of all the HD makers that bit the dust ( Micropilis and IBM
> comes to mind since I have a few of each on the spare parts shelf shelf).
> What do you guys think of the ever shrinking HD manufacturers, and what were
> some of the older good ones that are no more?

   Saying IBM's drive manufacture "bit the dust" is a lot like saying 
that IBM is out of the PowerPC business.

   I've been on several IBM campuses this year that have "Hitachi" R&D 
facilities onsite.  ;)


	Doc