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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Data storage |
| Founded | 1980 in Longmont, Colorado |
| Founder | Terry Johnson |
| Defunct | 1990 |
| Fate | Acquired by Maxtor |
| Successor | Maxtor Colorado Corporation |
| Products | Hard disk drives |
MiniScribe Corporation was a manufacturer of disk storage products, founded in Longmont, Colorado in 1980. MiniScribe designed and sold stepper motor-based hard disk drives with a large amount of onboard logic for the time. They eventually moved into higher-profile voice coil motor designs, and won major contracts with IBM. Massive financial fraud starting in 1987 led to bankruptcy in 1990, when their assets were bought by Maxtor and renamed Maxtor Colorado Corporation.