Maxtor
Also known as Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor Corporation was an American computer hard disk drive manufacturer. Founded in 1982, it was the third largest hard disk drive manufacturer in the world before being purchased by Seagate in 2006. It was revived as a brand in 2016.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Maxtor Corporation
- Company.logo
- Maxtor-Logo.svg
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.founder
- James McCoy, Jack Swartz, and Raymond Niedzwiecki
- Company.defunct
- (company)
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Seagate Technology
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- James McCoy, Jack Swartz, and Raymond Niedzwiecki (founders)
- Company.industry
- Technology
- Company.products
- Hard disk drives
- Company.owner
- Seagate Technology
- Company.location_city
- Milpitas, California
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11 sectionsContents
- History
- Overview
- Early financing
- Expansion
- Financial troubles
- Acquisition of the Quantum hard drive division
- Focus on external drives
- Acquisition by Seagate
- Competitors
- References
- External links
* Leaders in mass-capacity storage
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1980s initial public offerings1982 establishments in California2006 disestablishments in California2006 mergers and acquisitionsCompanies based in Milpitas, CaliforniaCompanies formerly listed on the New York Stock ExchangeComputer companies disestablished in 2006Computer companies established in 1982Computer storage companiesDefunct companies based in the San Francisco Bay AreaDefunct computer companies based in California
