Martin Allen (entrepreneur) explained

Martin A. Allen (1931–2009) was the chairman,^[1] co-founder,^[2] president,^[3] and largest individual 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 Philippe Villers in 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. He attended the University of California, Berkeley and obtained a degree in engineering.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: McClellan, Stephen T.. The coming computer industry shakeout : winners, losers, and survivors. 1984. Wiley. New York. 978-0-471-88063-9. 10 February 2011. 256.
2. Book: Garfield, Charles. Peak performers: the new heroes of American business. 1987. Avon Books. New York, N.Y.. 978-0-380-70304-3. registration. martin allen.. 10 February 2011. 100.
3. Book: Venture Capital Journal . 1981 . Capital Publishing Corporation . en.
4. Web site: 2022-11-17 . Computervision - CADHistory . 2023-03-10 . en-US.
5. News: Jane Fitz Simon . 29 January 1988 . FOR COMPUTERVISION'S ALLEN, IT WAS A REWARDING BIRTHDAY . . https://archive.today/20130201035109/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/59580511.html?dids=59580511:59580511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+29,+1988&author=Jane+Fitz+Simon,+Globe+Staff&pub=Boston+Globe+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=FOR+COMPUTERVISION'S+ALLEN,+IT+WAS+A+REWARDING+BIRTHDAY&pqatl=google . dead . February 1, 2013 . 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....
6. News: Times . Special to the New York . 1988-01-29 . Computervision-Prime Deal . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-03-10 . 0362-4331.
7. Web site: Martin A. Allen's Obituary on Boston Globe. Boston Globe. 2018-04-20.