RIP Jack Tramiel 1928-2012

[ChelseaBun]

One of the pioneers of gaming and
modern computers passed away earlier
today. Jack Tramiel launched the
Commodore 64, the most popular
personal computer in history which
shaped many of the things we take for
granted in terms of computers and
gaming today. A survivor of Auschwitz,
Tramiel emigrated to the US and worked
in the army and as a New York cabbie
before founding Commodore. After
successfully launching the C64, Tramiel
resigned from the company he founded
and founded the Atari corporation
which launched among other things, the
Atari ST, Lynx and Jaguar. He was a
visionary. Tramiel was the Steve Jobs of
his day.

[super jumbe]

He was the founder of the future, condolences to your Family, Friends and Fans.

A true character with lots of knowledge we will all miss you????.

[johnboy1974]

That's sad- the commodore computers gave me many many hours of pleasure as a kid, what's hard to believe is why the company never survived to play a prominent part alongside the big players today.

[ray156]

RIP Jack Tramiel,i still have a piece of your history,commodore 64,also have vic 20 and amiga 1200.

[Meat-Head]

That's sad- the commodore computers gave me many many hours of pleasure as a kid,

So will the Vicar at the funeral, have to type "8,*" to load the coffin, and will the coffin, be making belleping noises for 15 mins that it takes to load?

So what if the mains dips, do they have to empty the church and start again?

Perhaps a "Action Replay" or a "Super Snap" "Black Jack?" Could be used in the expanshion bay.

External reset on the coffin, pins 1 and 3 - of the expanshion bay - DO NOT short pins 1 + 2 as this takes out the 5 volt feed.

RIP Jack Tramiel,i still have a piece of your history,commodore 64,also have vic 20 and amiga 1200.

C64 or the later C64C that was crap?

Vic 20 - with the external RF modulator!

[scottymo76]

Damn the talk of the C64 takes me back.

Still remember my dad taking me into Dixons to pick it up as an upgrade to my Speccy 48k.

Golden Times.

[Meat-Head]

Still remember my dad taking me into Dixons to pick it up as an upgrade to my Speccy 48k.
.

UNCONFIRMED RUMOR

somebody had a c64 and one of the buttons fell off

so it got took back to boots.com excecting a new button

but they got a entire new computer

the one with ONE missing button
at that time peter gabreail worked at boots.com and smashed it - company policy

[Johnner]

Crikey !! It's all coming back to me now.Bloody cassette players,and then 5.25 discs !!

[GastonJ]

Was jack who pushed for common and everyday use of cdroms in computer from what I remember. Shame he's dead.

[lfc4life]

never this inventor done the commodore 64 omg rip