Lauren Tyler
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I doubt most of you know who he is. There are those who recognize him as the one who bought Atari in 1984, and often blame him for the demise of Atari. In reality, it was Ray Kassar who pretty much ruined Atari as it was.
In reality, Mr. Tramiel was a Polish immigrant who had survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz concentration camp after it was liberated. He emigrated to the USA and later joined the Army as a typewriter repairman. Some time later, he founded a shop for repairing typewriters, which would become Commodore Typewriters. This business would evolve into what many knew as Commodore computers. Mr. Tramiel had once said that he felt computers "were for the masses, not the classes."
After being removed from his position as head of Commodore, Mr. Tramiel bought Atari from Time Warner in 1984, and attempted to rebuild it by manufacturing the line of computers known as the Atari ST. However, Atari never succeeded as a game company, and in 1996, Mr. Tramiel retired.
Mr. Tramiel died last Sunday at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife Helen, his three sons Gary, Leonard, and Sam, and their extended families.
In reality, Mr. Tramiel was a Polish immigrant who had survived imprisonment at the Auschwitz concentration camp after it was liberated. He emigrated to the USA and later joined the Army as a typewriter repairman. Some time later, he founded a shop for repairing typewriters, which would become Commodore Typewriters. This business would evolve into what many knew as Commodore computers. Mr. Tramiel had once said that he felt computers "were for the masses, not the classes."
After being removed from his position as head of Commodore, Mr. Tramiel bought Atari from Time Warner in 1984, and attempted to rebuild it by manufacturing the line of computers known as the Atari ST. However, Atari never succeeded as a game company, and in 1996, Mr. Tramiel retired.
Mr. Tramiel died last Sunday at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife Helen, his three sons Gary, Leonard, and Sam, and their extended families.
