Computer and video game industry pioneer Jack Tramiel died today at the age of 83, his family reported. Tramiel, a Holocaust survivor, is best known for two achievements in the industry: the founding of Commodore International and the 1984 purchase of Atari Inc.’s post-crash consumer division from Warner.
Tramiel helped (re)revive Atari by starting a computer business there, launching the Atari ST and other desktop computers alongside new video game hardware like the Atari 7800 and Lynx.
Commodore founder and former Atari owner Jack Tramiel passes away originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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