Commodore Colt PC XT clone
Commodore Colt PC XT clone photo gallery This post is primary intended to be a photo gallery of a Commodore Colt PC XT clone, but I’ll include a small amount of historical information so...
Commodore International Historical Society Blog
Early Commodore 64 production and production engineering
An early silver-label Commodore 64 This is primarily intended to be a photo gallery post, but I’m including a small amount of historical information so the origins of this system and where it fits...
Gail Wellington: far more than just a herder of CATS and mother of CDTV
From the moment I first saw Gail Wellington in Dave Haynie’s “Deathbed Vigil” video about Commodore’s demise, I knew I had to learn more about her. The more I’ve learned about her, the more...
The Commodore Clipper (and other tales of the summer 1983 CES)
The summer 1983 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was held in Chicago, IL (USA) at the Chicago Convention Center and two hotels from June 5 through June 8, 1983. 80,000 people attended the event to...
The infamous Commodore VIC-21 computer
Yes, you read that correctly: there was a Commodore VIC-21 computer, but it’s probably not what you’re thinking. This wasn’t a follow up to the VIC-20 created by Commodore International. No, the Commodore VIC-21...
How many c64 (and c128) were actually sold?
10,594,000 total unit sales of the Commodore 64 throughout the lifetime of the company. 1,756,000 total unit sales of the Commodore 128 throughout the lifetime of the company. 12,350,000 combined unit sales of the...
The Commodore Stair Climbing Wheelchair
Commodore? They were a typewriter company who moved into making computers, right? So many people know Commodore as the company who made the C64. Some of the more hardcore enthusiasts know about the typewriter...
Thomas K. McGourty: a key figure in Commodore’s early history
Prior to joining Commodore Thomas McGourty was a World War II veteran who has the distinction of having been the youngest Master Sergeant in WWII. He was in charge of the motor pool in...
Another early Tramiel/Kapp venture: Jay-Man Distributors, Inc.
Jay-Man Distributors, Inc was a Jack Tramiel and Manfred Kapp business that was founded on June 19, 1962 in New York, New York, USA. As can be seen in this advertisement from June, 1963,...