Dysan

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Dysan was a storage media manufacturing corporation. Formed in 1973 in San Jose, California,by CEO and fourmer president C. Norman Dion of San Jose, California. It was instrumental in the development of the 5.25" floppy disk, which appeared in 1976. Dysan had over 1200 employees,and was a fortune 500 company in 1983.

In addition to floppy disks, it produced hardware and storage containers for the disks.

Norman Dion later Sold Dysan for well over 200 Million dollars to Seagate Technology in spring of 1984.

Under President Jerry Ticerelli, the company declared bankruptcy in 1997. After a brief re-opening in 2003, the company folded for good six months later under the direction of president Dylan Campbell.

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