hansb@ariel.unm.edu (Hans Bechtel) (10/20/87)
Could somebody from Commodore or other people that know Commodore post a complete history from when Commodore got started, all the way to the present including various computers made along the way and also including a complete history of the Amiga? I was a little curious and hoping to find out more... please either email to me or post a complete summary to the net... Thanks Hans Bechtel
grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (11/15/87)
In article <1679@charon.unm.edu> hansb@ariel.UUCP (Hans Bechtel) writes: > > Could somebody from Commodore or other people that know Commodore > post a complete history from when Commodore got started, all the way > to the present including various computers made along the way and > also including a complete history of the Amiga? I was a little > curious and hoping to find out more... I seem to recall hearing about some kind of Jack Tramiel biography that probably covered things up till the time he left Commodore. I make no statment about the accuracy of such a book or its applicability to the current Commodore. -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: out to lunch... Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
eric@cbmvax.UUCP (Eric Cotton) (11/16/87)
In article <2777@cbmvax.UUCP> grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) writes: >In article <1679@charon.unm.edu> hansb@ariel.UUCP (Hans Bechtel) writes: >> >> Could somebody from Commodore or other people that know Commodore >> post a complete history from when Commodore got started, all the way >> to the present including various computers made along the way and >> also including a complete history of the Amiga? I was a little >> curious and hoping to find out more... > >I seem to recall hearing about some kind of Jack Tramiel biography that >probably covered things up till the time he left Commodore. I make no >statment about the accuracy of such a book or its applicability to the >current Commodore. The book George is refering to is _The_Home_Computer_Wars by Michael Tomczyk (a former Commodore marketing executive). It was published about three years ago by Compute! Books. I do not know if it is still in print. While the book is a capsule history of Commodore, it mostly concentrates on the author and his tenure in the company. You might recognize a few familiar (net) names in there such as Andy Finkel and yours truly. Note: George's disclaimer (above)applies to this humble poster as well. -- Eric Cotton Commodore-Amiga *======================================================================* *===== UUCP: {rutgers|ihnp4|allegra}!cbmvax!eric =====* *===== FONE: (215) 431-9100 =====* *===== MAIL: 1200 Wilson Drive / West Chester, PA 19380 =====* *===== PAUL: "I don't find this stuff amusing anymore." =====* *======================================================================*