Martin Allen (entrepreneur)
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Martin A. Allen (1931–2009) was the
stockholder (2,272,866 shares) of Computervision Corp. Its first product, CADDS-1
, was aimed at the printed circuit layout, and 2-D drafting markets.
Career
Computervision Corp.
Martin (Marty) A. Allen co-founded Computervision Corp. in 1969 with
Boston, MA. In 1980 he led an effort to create the first Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), build to handle 2-D and 3-D modeling.[4]
Retirement
Allen netted $34 million when, at age 57, he sold Computervision Corp. to Prime Computer Inc. on 29 January 1988.[5][6]
Early life and education
Born in Des Moines, Iowa, Allen was raised in California.[7] He attended the University of California, Berkeley and obtained a degree in engineering.[7]
References
- ISBN 978-0-471-88063-9. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-380-70304-3. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
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- ^ Venture Capital Journal. Capital Publishing Corporation. 1981.
- ^ "Computervision - CADHistory". 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- Boston Globe. Retrieved 10 February 2011.
Martin Allen will not soon forget his 57th birthday On that day he decided to sell his company to Prime Computer Inc and went home $34 million richer...
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ a b "Martin A. Allen's Obituary on Boston Globe". Boston Globe. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
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