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 was a Fortune 500 company, had over 1200 employees, and was ranked as among the top ten private sector employers within the Silicon Valley
by the San Jose Mercury News
, in terms of number of employees. In addition, some of Dysan's administrative and disk production facilities, located within the company's Santa Clara
, California, manufacturing campus, were regarded as architecturally remarkable. For example, some of Dysan's Santa Clara campus disk manufacturing facilities included architectural features such as large indoor employee lounge atriums, incorporating glass encased ceilings and walls, live indoor lush landscaping, waterfalls, running water creeks, and ponds.
In addition to manufacturing floppies, tape drives and hard disk
s, Dysan also 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
This service was discontinued with the closure of the company.
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, by CEO and former president C. Norman Dion of San Jose, California. It was instrumental in the development of the 5.25" floppy disk
Floppy disk
A floppy disk is a disk storage medium composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium, sealed in a rectangular plastic carrier lined with fabric that removes dust particles...
, which appeared in 1976.
In 1983, Dysan was a Fortune 500 company, had over 1200 employees, and was ranked as among the top ten private sector employers within the Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley is a term which refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California in the United States. The region is home to many of the world's largest technology corporations...
by the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, in terms of number of employees. In addition, some of Dysan's administrative and disk production facilities, located within the company's Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
, California, manufacturing campus, were regarded as architecturally remarkable. For example, some of Dysan's Santa Clara campus disk manufacturing facilities included architectural features such as large indoor employee lounge atriums, incorporating glass encased ceilings and walls, live indoor lush landscaping, waterfalls, running water creeks, and ponds.
In addition to manufacturing floppies, tape drives and hard disk
Hard disk
A hard disk drive is a non-volatile, random access digital magnetic data storage device. It features rotating rigid platters on a motor-driven spindle within a protective enclosure. Data is magnetically read from and written to the platter by read/write heads that float on a film of air above the...
s, Dysan also 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
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
.
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
This service was discontinued with the closure of the company.