Jack Tramiel | |
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 Tramiel in 2007 | |
| Born | Idek Trzmiel December 13, 1928 |
| Died | April 8, 2012 (aged 83)[1] Stanford, California, U.S.[2] |
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| Spouse |
Helen (m. 1947–2012) |
| Children | 3 |
Jack Tramiel (/trəˈmɛl/ trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International.[3] The Commodore PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. He was one of six people spotlighted when the computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.
- ^ Computer Legend and Gaming Pioneer Jack Tramiel Dies at Age 83, 2012/04/09, By Dave Thier, Forbes
- ^ "Commodore founder Jack Tramiel dead at 83 Archived June 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine from Computerworld
- ^ Terdiman, Daniel. "Woz, meet Jack Tramiel". CNET Networks, Inc. Retrieved September 28, 2008.