Commodore

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Commodore was a pioneering computer company best known for its influential home computers like the Commodore 64 and the Amiga line.

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Commodore canonical 9
Commodore (Royal Norwegian Navy) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer company
defunct company
acquired Amiga Corporation (originally)
surface form: Amiga Corporation
acquisitionYear 1984
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fate liquidation
filedForBankruptcy 1994
flagshipProduct Commodore 64
foundedBy Jack Tramiel
headquartersLocation West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
surface form: West Chester, Pennsylvania
inception 1954
industry consumer electronics
home computers
introducedProduct Amiga 1000 in 1985
Amiga 1200 in 1992
Commodore Amiga 4000
surface form: Amiga 4000 in 1992

Amiga 500 in 1987
Commodore 64 in 1982
Commodore PET in 1977
VIC-20 in 1980
keyPerson Irving Gould
Jack Tramiel
Mehdi Ali
Thomas Rattigan
knownFor Amiga multimedia capabilities
Commodore 64 mass-market success
affordable home computers
logo stylized C with three stripes
market home computer market
video game market
notableAchievement produced one of the best-selling home computers of all time
notableProduct Commodore Amiga 1000
surface form: Amiga 1000

Commodore Amiga 1200
surface form: Amiga 1200

Commodore Amiga 2000
surface form: Amiga 2000

Commodore Amiga 3000
surface form: Amiga 3000

Commodore Amiga 4000
surface form: Amiga 4000

Commodore Amiga 500
surface form: Amiga 500

Commodore 128
Commodore 64
Commodore PET
Commodore VIC-20
originalName Commodore International
surface form: Commodore Portable Typewriter Company
owned MOS Technology
predecessor Commodore International
surface form: Commodore Business Machines
primaryCPUArchitecture MOS Technology 6502
surface form: MOS Technology 6502 family

Motorola 68000 family
regionOfStrongSales Europe
North America
United Kingdom
status bankrupt

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Commodore Amiga 3000 brand Commodore
Rear Admiral (Royal Norwegian Navy) rankAbove Commodore
this entity surface form: Commodore (Royal Norwegian Navy)
Workbench developer Commodore
Agnus manufacturer Commodore
Super Denise manufacturer Commodore
AGA manufacturer Commodore
Denise manufacturer Commodore
Fast File System developer Commodore
Paula manufacturer Commodore