Photo: Kaypro Computers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹²

Andrew Kay

American computer businessman (1919–2014)

Andrew F. Kay (January 22, 1919 – August 28, 2014) was a businessman and innovator. He was President and CEO of Kaypro, a personal computer company, which at one time was the world's fourth largest manufacturer of computers, and the largest in the world in sales of portable computers.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Andrew Kay (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 22, 1919, died Aug 28, 2014.¹

About

Kay, a 1940 graduate of MIT, started his career with Bendix followed by two years at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1952, Kay founded Non-Linear Systems, a manufacturer of digital instrumentation. NLS developed a reputation for providing rugged durability in critical applications for everything from submarines to spacecraft. At NLS he invented the digital voltmeter, in 1952.

He founded Kaypro Corporation as a subsidiary of NLS in 1982, to sell computers. In 1985, it had more than $120 million in revenue, dwarfing what had been its parent, NLS. But the company's success was relatively short-lived; in 1990 it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and it was liquidated in 1992.

In the late 1990s, Kay founded Kay Computers, which similarly manufactured and sold personal computers. The company lasted for less than ten years.

Kay later was a Senior Business Advisor to Accelerated Composites, LLC.

From Wikipedia’s article on Andrew Kay, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Non-Linear SystemsFounder¹¹

Early life and education

Date not recordedMassachusetts Institute of Technology³

Career

Occupation: programmer, businessperson, inventor.⁶

Date not recordedFounded Non-Linear Systems⁴
Date not recordedChief executive officer⁵

Personal life

BornJan 22, 1919, Akron⁷
DiedAug 28, 2014, Akron^{8 9}
CitizenshipUnited States¹⁰

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WikidataAndrew Kay: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAndrew Kay: Founded Non-Linear Systems, on Wikidata
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WikidataAndrew Kay: Chief executive officer, on Wikidata
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WikidataAndrew Kay: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAndrew Kay: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataAndrew Kay: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported
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WikidataAndrew Kay: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataNon-Linear Systems, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsAndrew Kay photo by Kaypro Computers, CC BY-SA 3.0