Son> The 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)