• DocumentCode
    965467
  • Title

    The disk drive industry

  • Author

    Porter, James N.

  • Author_Institution
    Management Consultant, Mountain View, California
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    7/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    149
  • Lastpage
    153
  • Abstract
    The size and structure of the moving head rigid disk drive and flexible disk drive industries are analyzed, with historical data and projections covering the span from 1976 to 1980. Products are analyzed in 12 categories, with discussion of underlying factors contributing to the growth or decline of individual product groups.
  • Keywords
    Drives; Magnetic disk recording; Magnetic recording/reading heads; Disk drives; Disk recording; Ducts; Magnetic heads; Manufacturing; Marketing and sales; Phase change materials; Production; Technological innovation; Winches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.1978.1059746
  • Filename
    1059746