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Brian Bagnall: Commodore (2010, Variant Press) 3 stars

Filled with first-hand accounts of ambition, greed, and inspired engineering, this history of the personal …

Review of 'Commodore: A Company on the Edge' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

Somewhat heavy, but meticulously researched, history of Commodore from the takeover of MOS Technology (and the birth of the computer industry) to Jack Tramiel's departure.

Given what happened, it's amazing that Commodore were the success they were (or even that they managed to release any computers at all), and the details have garnered much more respect from me for the engineers who created the 6502 and C64. I am immensely sad that Commodore were wound up, as they were one of the great innovative computer/technology companies and consistently ahead of the curve on power/features and price.

I won this in a raffle and my copy is signed by David Pleasance formerly of Commodore UK, amongst other people.