Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore, dies at age 83

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Post by hackermom » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 6:49 PM UTC

Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore, dies at age 83
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Post by hackermom » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 6:51 PM UTC

Thank you for all the fun Commodore computers gave to my childhood, Jack.

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Post by kylemaxwell » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 6:57 PM UTC

I wasn't a Commodore user, but as I was heavily into home / hobbyist computing at that time, they had a huge influence on me. At the time, we mostly used TRS-80s and the like, but my school had C64s and I vaguely remember trying to make sure that BASIC code from a book for C64 users would work for me.

And only today did I find out that Tramiel was a Holocaust survivor who became one of the most influential figures in the computer revolution of the 80s.

My thoughts are with his family and those who knew & loved him.

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Post by selectnull » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 6:59 PM UTC

Because of Commodore 64, I got into programming. RIP Mr Tramiel and thank you.

POKE 53280, 0

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Post by Keyframe » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:00 PM UTC

RIP Jack Tramiel! Here is Computer History Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration of Commodore 64 with him on the panel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvbsPNBIyk Micro computers were a startup movement in a true sense of the word.

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Post by fourmii » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:00 PM UTC

RIP Jack. And thanks for my first computer and all those memories.

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Post by fourmii » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:01 PM UTC

selectnull wrote: post #4

Because of Commodore 64, I got into programming. RIP Mr Tramiel and thank you. POKE 53280, 0

POKE brings back so many memories!!

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Post by hub_ » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:02 PM UTC

TOS stood for Tramiel Operating System. Yes, he is the one who brought in the Atari ST.

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Post by dr_ » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:04 PM UTC

I learned BASIC on the Vic 20. I had no storage device, so I would get magazines from the library, type in the code, play the game as much as I could, then turn my machine off and lose everything. Those were the days!

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Post by wslh » Mon, Apr 09, 2012, 7:05 PM UTC

fourmii wrote: post #7

selectnull wrote: post #4

Because of Commodore 64, I got into programming. RIP Mr Tramiel and thank you. POKE 53280, 0

POKE brings back so many memories!!

I even made a t-shirt to remember it: http://swain.webframe.org/tshirts/ (eight from the top)