Jack Tramiel (December 13, 1928-April 28 2012)
Polish-born and an Auschwitz concentration camp survivor, Jack Tramiel was an extraordinary figure in the computer industry and the founder of Commodore International.Tramiel was best known for expanding the accessibility of personal computers, in the 1970s, through his very successful marketing strategy of low pricing.He began his business as a typewriter repair shop that was originally located in the Bronx in the early 1950s.
Being a phenomenal man of technology, Tramiel was capable of expanding his business to calculators and later to computers.As one of the major competitors for Apple at the time, Commodore International launched the Commodore 64, a computer model, that received the title of best-selling personal computer of all time.
After leaving the company in 1984, Tramiel bought Atari Inc.’s Consumer Division and formed Atari Corporation.A man of delightful management skills, he was willing to educate anyone who was willing to learn.
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