Entrepreneur of the Year (Harvard University, 1981) 'Torch of Liberty' (Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’Rith, 1983) 100 people who changed the world (Upside Magazine) James G. Treybig is the founder of Tandem Computers, which designed and manufactured the first fault tolerant computers, in 1974.
These pioneering computers were marketed to transaction processing customers, who used them for ATMs, banks, stock exchanges, phone companies, 911 and military applications.
The business plan included detailed ideas for building a corporate culture reflecting Treybig's values, such as paid six week sabbaticals every four years for all employees, an annual gift of 100 shares of Tandem stock to all employees, a weekly all-employee party, and a world-wide closed circuit monthly telecast to keep employees informed.
[5] The product line was later merged into Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) when HP split.
Treybig lives in Austin, Texas, and is active on amateur radio (6-meter band, call sign W6JKV), a hobby he has enjoyed since high school.