This is a list of most of the branded computers using the legendary Commodore Semiconductor Group / MOS 6502 processor. If you are interested in this list, you are likely interested in these for articles: MOS – The Rise of MOS Technology & The 6502 The New 6500 CPU’s The […]
By DAVID E. SANGER JAN. 16, 1984 The chairman of Commodore International Ltd. denied yesterday that a dispute with directors had led to the unexpected resignation late Friday of Jack Tramiel, Commodore’s hard- driving and mercurial founder. ”Jack has been working unceasingly here, and he was just tired,” Irving Gould, the chairman, […]
Written by Ian Matthews Nov 10 2018 – Last Revised Jan 3 2020 Irving Gould was the money man behind Commodore and while he was very rich, he was not very famous. The way Gould was introduced to Commodore and subsequently took it over is a wild one. In the […]
April 29, 1994 WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Commodore International Ltd., a pioneer in the personal computer industry, said late Friday it is going out of business. The company plans to transfer its assets to unidentified trustees “for the benefit of its creditors” and has placed its major subsidiary, Commodore […]
From Atari ANTIC VOL. 3, NO. 10 / FEBRUARY 1985 by JAMES CAPPARELL, MIKE CIRAOLO, NAT FRIEDLAND and GARY YOST 3 Enhanced 800XLs in ’85? “When I get depressed, I watch the ‘Patton’ movie. I believe in that. I don’t think you can sit on your butt. You have to […]
At the end of 1984 a small startup named Amiga Inc has developed some amazing technology but is near bankruptcy. Amiga took a one month, $1M loan from the new owner of Atari, Jack Tramiel. He tried to use the loan as a wedge to buy the company for $.98 per share. Just […]
In 1984 Amiga Was The Only Good News At the end of 1984 a small startup named Amiga Inc has developed some amazing technology but is near bankruptcy. Amiga took a one month, $1M loan from the new owner of Atari, Jack Tramiel. He tried to use the loan as a wedge to […]
Reproduced March 31 2002 with permission from Marko Mäkelä of funet.fi Tandon / JTS / Celetron chronology at the end of this article added Oct 4, 2003 by Ian Matthews – Entire article refreshed Nov 23 2018 Note that we now have a much more comprehensive article on Chuck Peddle HERE. […]
Source unknown: ocr’d by Ian Matthews of Commodore.ca Aug 16, 2003 COMMODORE VIC-20 ATARI 800XL COLECO ADAM MEMORY (ROM) 2O,000 (20K) 4,000 (24k) bytes. NIA MEMORY (RAM) STANDARD: OPTIONAL: 5,000 (5K) bytes Memory expansion cartridges for 3K, 8K,and 18K (for total of 32K maximum). 84,000 (84k) bytes. Non-expandable. 80,000 (80K) […]
Miscellaneous Commodore Brochures 1983 “Complete Line” Complete Brochure From VIC-20 to B-Series PETs 8 Pages 1979 Commodore / MOS Kim-1, KIM-3B, Kim-4, KIM-5, and KIM-6 4 Pages Approved Products for the Commodore PET Spring 1981 20 Pages Meet the Commodore Computer Family 1988 C64, C128, PC5, PC10, Amiga 1 Page flyer Original […]