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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Hard disk drives |
| Founded | June 1985 in San Jose, California, United States |
| Founder | Finis Conner |
| Defunct | 1996 |
| Fate | Acquired by Seagate Technology |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California , United States |
Conner Peripherals, Inc. (commonly referred to as Conner), was a company that manufactured hard drives for personal computers. Conner Peripherals was founded in 1985[1] by Seagate Technology co-founder and San Jose State University alumnus Finis Conner (1943– ).[2] In 1986, they merged[3] with CoData, a Colorado start-up founded by MiniScribe founders Terry Johnson and John Squires.[4] CoData was developing a new type of small hard disk that put the capacity of a 5.25-inch drive into the smaller (and now commonplace) 3.5-inch format.[4] The CoData drive was the first Conner Peripherals product. The company was partially financed by Compaq, who was also a major customer for many years.
- ^ Riser, J., "Computer Memories Names New CEO," Electronic News, September 23, 1985, p. 21.
- ^ Finis F. Conner, born 28 July 1943 in Gadsden, Alabama
- ^ Computer System News and Electronic News, Feb 1986
- ^ a b Johnson, Terry (2016-08-25) [2016-08-24]. Porter, Jim (ed.). "Oral History Of Terry Johnson" (PDF). Mountain View, California, USA: Computer History Museum. X3703.2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-02. Retrieved 2017-04-02.