Jack Tramiel
American businessman and Holocaust survivor (1928–2012)
Jack Tramiel (trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel, Polish pronunciation: [ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl]; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Jack Tramiel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Dec 13, 1928, died Apr 8, 2012.1
About
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jack Tramiel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Atari CorporationChief executive officer 1984 to now3
- Atari CorporationFounder3
- Commodore InternationalFounder4
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Sources
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- 1WikidataJack Tramiel on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaJack Tramiel on Wikipedia
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- 4WikidataCommodore International, Founder