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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Digital
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seagate_Technology
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Western Digital were responsible for a number of innovations, including
c.1971: WD1402A, the first single-chip UART
c.1976: WD1771, the first single-chip floppy disk controller
1981: WD1010, the first single-chip ST-506 controller
1983: WD1003 hard disk controller, predecessor to ATA
1986: Co-developed ATA with Compaq and Control Data
1986: WD33C93, one of the first SCSI interface chips
1987: WD7000, first bus-mastering ISA SCSI controller
1987: WD37C65, first single-chip PC/AT-compatible floppy disk controller
1988: WD42C22, first single-chip ATA hard disk controller
1990: Caviar hard drives introduced
2001: the first mass market IDE drive with an 8MB buffer
2003: the first SATA drive running at 10,000 rpm
2004: Media Center, the first flash memory media reader combined with a hard drive
2006: the first hard disk drive with a clear window in the cover
SEAGATE
1980-Seagate builds industry's first 5.25–inch hard drive
1986-Seagate co-founder Finis Conner leaves and starts rival Conner Peripherals.
November 1992 - Seagate introduces the first 7,200 RPM disk drive
1996- Conner Peripherals merged with Seagate.
October 1997 - Company introduces world's first Fibre Channel interface disk drive
March 1998 - Seagate produces one billionth magnetic recording head
April 1999 - Seagate ships its 250 millionth disk drive
Early 2005 - Seagate's 5GB pocket hard drive based on the Seagate ST1 hits the market.
December 21st, 2005 - Seagate announce $1.9 billion acquisition of rival HDD firm Maxtor.
January 9th, 2006 - Seagate named 2006 "Company of the Year" by Forbes Magazine
January 16th, 2006 - Seagate begins shipping its first 2.5 inch hard drive using Perpendicular recording technology, the Momentus 5400.3.
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