Amigakit.com Amiga store - we ship worldwide. 100 Commodore 64 games in 10 minutes! Individual Computers Jens Schönfeld GmbH. Amiga.org. Amiga History Guide: Amiga models. The Secret Weapons of Commodore! Famous last words: "[Commodore] is likely to be one of the big success stories of the early 1990s. " -- Mark Stahlman, financial analyst for Alex. Brown & Sons Would you buy a refurbished typewriter from this man? And how's this for rarities? Would you believe the Commodore thermostat [40K .gif] (courtesy Marko Mäkelä) -- with an actual photograph of an existing model! Secret Weapons of Commodore is truly a collaborative effort. Former Commodore people who directly or otherwise assisted: Chuck Peddle (shown here on Skype at VCF East 4.0, for the PET 30th anniversary), Bob Russell (who put up with a lot of shutterbugging at VCFE4), Bil Herd (who put up with even more), and Dave Haynie (who put up with about as much as Bob, and also let me bug him incessantly earlier on for the 7501 and other things) [left to right, at VCFE4 with the celebratory cake], Dale Luck (see you at the next VCF in San Jose!)
And last but not least, Jim Butterfield (RIP 2007 -- we will miss you greatly). Here be Commodore Computers. Be in Awe. From places near and far, the computers and accessories of Commodore Business Machines have made their way into my humble home. These digital wonders are my favorite toys, being both my chief hobby and greatest passion. You may want to check out the Canonical List of Commodore Products for more information on the myriad of Commodore products before proceeding.
And so, without further ado, I welcome you to join with me in the wonderous exploration of these awesome machines.... My Commodore Collection *NOTE* The pictures on these pages have varied sources. Most are pictures either I took, or pictures I picked up off of eBay auctions. If any of these pictures belong to someone else, let me know and I'll either remove them or credit the owner.
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Commodore Business Machines was originally founded as a typewriter repair and assembly business in 1954 by Jack Tramiel, an Auschwitz concentration camp survivor who became legendary for his ability of spotting trends and for sayings that included "live in the future", "computers for the masses, not the classes" and "business is war". In 1965, following the bankruptcy and indictment of one of the original investors (Atlantic Acceptance), Jack Tramiel found a new investor, Irving Gould.
This partnership saved Commodore more than once, but also shaped its future along repeat struggles for control and direction. By the early 1970s Commodore had diversified into a successful line of calculators, until in 1975 Texas Instruments, Commodore's main supplier of calculator chips, entered the marked directly, introducing devices priced less than what it was selling the parts to Commodore. Having an in-house chip foundry gave Commodore several key advantages, which included: Amiga Classic. Chronology of Commodore Computer History, Jack Tramiel. Chronological History of Commodore ComputerReproduced March 31 2002 with permission from Larry of portcommodore.comGraphics added by Ian Matthews Fall 2003Last updated June 4, 2012 Prehistory: Around the age of 15, Jack Tramiel (then named Idek Tramielski) and his parents were shipped with other Jews from Lodz, Poland to Auschwitz in 1939, though his father perished he and his mother survived the months till Auschwitz' fall in 1944.
After emigrating to America, Jack Tramiel enlisted and served four years in the U.S. Army. At Fort Dix Jack showed a talent for unjamming typewriters. When Tramiel left the army, he started work at a typewriter repair shop and then later set up his own typewriter repair business in the Bronx. To supplement his income, he also moonlighted as a cab driver. 1955 - the "Birth of Commodore" Jack moves to Toronto, Canada and founds Commodore International Limited, with a deal with Czechoslovakia to assemble typewriters in Canada. Atlantic goes bankrupt and C. c64 web-server. Commodore 64 computer.