Category:Commodore



Commodore's tale is a fascinating and tragic one. Founded by a holocaust survivor as a typewriter and calculator manufacturer, they had great success in bringing low-cost computers to the masses in the early 1980s.

The company is most remembered for two machines. The Commodore 64 was their greatest success, combining a modest price, impressive graphics prowess, and a distinctive sound processor - and naturally received a vast game library. The later Amiga was not as successful due to a much higher launch price, but it brought even more advanced visuals and sound, a graphical interface, and multitasking. Not only that, the Video Toaster add-on made it a capable video editing and special effects system on par with machines multiple times more expensive.

However, the rot came from the top. The short-sighted, penny-pinching morons in charge ousted the founder (who went on to acquire Atari), then neglected marketing and R&D for years, letting the competition catch up and ultimately making Commodore irrelevant in the market. Their sales collapsed after 1992, and just two years later the company was no more.

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Commodore History by The 8-Bit Guy
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