Shugart
Encyclopedia
Shugart is the de facto standard for floppy disk
drive interfaces created by Shugart Associates
.
"Shugart" may also refer to the company Shugart Associates
, the founder of Shugart Associates, Alan Shugart
, or political scientist Matthew Søberg Shugart
.
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
drive interfaces created by Shugart Associates
Shugart Associates
Shugart Associates was a computer peripheral manufacturer that dominated the floppy disk drive market in the late 1970s and is famous for introducing the 5¼-inch minifloppy disk drive....
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- 50 pin: 8"
- 34 pin: 5¼", 3½", 3"
"Shugart" may also refer to the company Shugart Associates
Shugart Associates
Shugart Associates was a computer peripheral manufacturer that dominated the floppy disk drive market in the late 1970s and is famous for introducing the 5¼-inch minifloppy disk drive....
, the founder of Shugart Associates, Alan Shugart
Alan Shugart
Alan Field Shugart was an American engineer, entrepreneur and business executive whose career defined the modern computer disk drive industry.-Life:...
, or political scientist Matthew Søberg Shugart
Matthew Søberg Shugart
Matthew Søberg Shugart is an orchardist and professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. Shugart is an expert on the subjects of electoral systems and constitutional design, particularly with regard to the nations of Latin America. He is also known for his voting...
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