Non-Linear Systems is an electronics manufacturing company based in
San Diego
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,
California
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. Non-Linear Systems was founded in 1952, by
Andrew Kay
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 inventor of the
digital voltmeter in 1954.
By John Gantz, InfoWorld, 20 Aug 1984, Page 20
NLS developed a reputation for providing rugged durability in critical applications for everything from submarines to spacecraft.
Later the company developed miniature digital voltmeters and frequency counters. During the early 1980s the company started Kaypro
Kaypro Corporation was an American home and personal computer manufacturer based out of San Diego in the 1980s. The company was founded by Non-Linear Systems (NLS) to compete with the popular Osborne 1 portable microcomputer. Kaypro produced a ...
, which developed an early personal computer.
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Patents assigned to NLS
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Electronics companies established in 1952
Electronics companies of the United States
Manufacturing companies based in California
1952 establishments in California
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