Alan F. ShugartThe man who founded {Shugart Associates} and later co-founded {Seagate Technology}. Alan Shugart left Shugart Associates in 1974 [did he quit or was he fired?] and took a break from the disk-drive business. In 1979, he and {Finis Conner} founded a new company that at first was called Shugart Technology and later {Seagate Technology}. (2000-02-09)