Dysan

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

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

Norman Dion later sold Dysan to Xidex Magnetics in the spring of 1984.

In 1997, under the direction of Jerry Ticerelli, the company declared bankruptcy.

After a brief re-opening in 2003, the company closed six months later under the direction of Dylan Campbell.

Dysan was an environmentally friendly company before it was fashionable. It is possible they were one of the first tech-based companies to offer a service for recycling used product. Some Dysan packaging included the following label:

"Flexible media should be disposed of in an environmentally sound manner. Consumers may send used diskettes (regardless of brand) to: Dysan Enviro-Center P.O. Box 361510 Milpitas, CA 95036-1510"

Unfortunately, this service was discontinued with the closure of the company.