Commodore : the inside story : the untold tale of a computer giant / David John Pleasance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pleasance, David John, author.

Contributor:

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer industry--History--20th century.

Computer industry.

Commodore computers--History.

Commodore computers.

Commodore Business Machines--History.

Commodore Business Machines.

Commodore International--History.

Commodore International.

Commodore Computer (Firm)--History.

Commodore Computer (Firm).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

341 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Unicorn, 2021.

Summary:

Founded in 1958, Commodore International, the American home computer and electronics company, was once a titan in its industry. In 1994, the company went bankrupt. What happened? To tell the story, former Commodore employee David John Pleasance gathers his own personal stories and experience from more than twelve years at the company and presents them alongside insights from engineers, suppliers, other members of senior management, and Commodore fans.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 THE INSIDE STORY

1. In the beginning

2. Commodore UK

The first five months

3. Commodore Corby

4. Interlude 1: Spirit of the Stones

5. Maidenhead, Pt. 1: We don't sell computers, we sell dreams

6. Maidenhead, Pt. 1: The Distributor Incentive Program

7. Commodore Electronics Limited: Basle, Switzerland

8. Interlude 2: Commodore Netherlands

9. Commodore Inc.: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

10. A comedy of errors: Our illustrious leader, Mehdi Ali

11. Interlude 4: Irving Gould

12. The launch of the CD32

13. The SCI Amiga 1200 manufacturing saga

14. Interlude 4: The PC Week lawsuit

15. Management buyout

16. Interlude 5: Chelsea FC shirt sponsorship

17. After Commodore

pt. 2 COMMODORE MEMORIES

1. One more untold Amiga story / RJ Mical

2. RUN / Dave Haynie

3. Commodore UK

The early days / Tim Chaney

4. Memories from the soft side / Gail Wellington

5. My time at Commodore Germany / Peter Kittel

6. Design many ship few / Beth Richard

7. Memories of a young recruit / Miguel De Gracia

8. Commodore memories / Joe Benzing

9. How the Amiga changed my life / Frangois Lionet

10. Death by management, customers and users / Wirn Meulders

11. It's all in the value / Kieron Sumner

12. A love letter to AROS / Stephen Jones

13. The story of the Commodore 65 / Carlo Pastore

pt. 3 APPENDIX.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

191349165X

9781913491659

OCLC:

1243307510

Publisher Number:

99990990742