Commodore’s history as a publicly traded company Commodore began as a legal entity on October 10, 1958 as a privately-owned company named Commodore Portable Typewriter Company Limited. A mere four years after Commodore was...
John Feagans’ photos from the National Computer Conference These are photos taken by former Commodore engineer John Feagans when Commodore had exhibits at the National Computer Conference. May 1980 – Anaheim, California May 1981...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
Approximately 10.6 million Commodore 64 computers were sold worldwide. This estimate is based on unit-sales figures published in Commodore International’s annual reports and corroborated by surviving internal Commodore sales records. Commodore’s published sales figures...
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...
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...
