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Commodore International

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Commodore International Corporation was a home computer and electronics manufacturer with its head office in The Bahamas and its executive office in the United States. Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould founded it in 1976 as the successor to Commodore Business Machines (Canada) Ltd., which Tramiel and Manfred Kapp established in 1958. It released its first home computer, the Commodore PET, in 1977, followed by the VIC-20, and in 1982 developed and marketed the Commodore 64, described as the world's best selling computer. It launched the Amiga 1000 in 1985, filed for bankruptcy on April 29, 1994 and was soon liquidated.

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Company Type
Company Type (category)
Public 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1994 1
Founded Year
1976 1
Connections

Founded By

Irving Gould, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Commodore International
Jack Tramiel, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Commodore International

Led By

Irving Gould, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Commodore International
Jack Tramiel, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers
Source Wikipedia: Commodore International

Operates In

Electronics Industry, Industries
Source Wikipedia: Commodore International
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Developed

Amiga Unix

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AmigaOS

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Commodore 64

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Commodore Amiga

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Commodore DOS

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Commodore PET

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Commodore VIC-20

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Located In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Commodore International
  • Lead
    Founded in 1976 by Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould
  • Infobox: type
    Public
  • Lead, end of the company
    Commodore filed for bankruptcy on April 29, 1994 and was soon liquidated
  • Founded By: Jack Tramiel, Infobox founders field
  • Founded By: Irving Gould, Infobox founders field
  • Led By: Jack Tramiel, Infobox key people: Jack Tramiel, and Irving Gould as main investor and chairman
  • Led By: Irving Gould, Infobox key people: Jack Tramiel, and Irving Gould as main investor and chairman
  • In Group: Technology Hardware, Storage and Peripherals, Lead section
    Commodore International Corporation (CI), also known as Commodore International Limited, was a home computer and electronics manufacturer with its head office in The Bahamas and its executive office in the United States.
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