Commodore International facts for kids
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| Traded as | AMEX: CDRL |
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| Industry | Electronics Computer hardware Computer software |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Founded | 1954 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Founder | Jack Tramiel |
| Defunct | April 29, 1994 |
| Headquarters | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Key people
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Jack Tramiel Irving Gould (Main investor and Chairman) |
| Products | Commodore PET Commodore VIC-20 Commodore 64 Commodore 128 Amiga Amiga CD32 |
Commodore is the common name for Commodore International Limited, a U.S. computer and electronics manufacturing company. Headquarters were in West Chester, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s and 70s they made adding machines and calculators. This company was important in the development of the home–personal computer in the late 1970s and 1980s. Commodore developed the first color computer sold under $300, known as the VIC-20 in 1981. The company sold about 22 million Commodore 64 machines, introduced in 1982. It is believed to be the biggest-selling computer in history. Commodore later released the Amiga computers in 1985. The company went bankrupt in 1994.
Images for kids
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Minuteman MM3S
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Commodore PET 2001 (1977)
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Commodore 64 (1982)
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The "heart" of Commodore's philosophy: Early Commodore 16 main PCB (prototype), not used in regular series model. According to Commodore computer engineer Bil Herd, this single sided PCB was an extraordinary attempt of cost saving by Commodore, which probably failed due to technical problems.
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Amiga 500 (1987)
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Commodore PC20 (1992)
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Amiga CD32 (1993)
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Commodore 64 Web-it PC
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Commodore 64 at its 25th anniversary event at The Computer History Museum
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Commodore PR-100 programmable calculator
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See also
In Spanish: Commodore International para niños
