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
A voltmeter is an instrument used for measuring electric potential difference between two points in an electric circuit. It is connected in parallel. It usually has a high resistance so that it takes negligible current from the circuit.
A ...
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 counter
A frequency counter is an electronic instrument, or component of one, that is used for measuring frequency. Frequency counters usually measure the number of cycles of oscillation, or pulses per second in a periodic electronic signal. Such an instr ...
s. 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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