Commodore International

Commodore International Corporation
	Commodore Werk, Braunschweig
Traded as	AMEX: CBU; NYSE: CBU; AMEX: CDRL;
Industry	Electronics; Computer hardware; Computer software
Founded	1976; Nassau, The Bahamas
Founders	Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould
Defunct	May 6, 1994
Fate	Chapter 11 bankruptcy; inventory and intellectual property acquired by Escom AG on April 22, 1995
Headquarters	1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jack Tramiel; Irving Gould; (Main investor and Chairman);
Products	Commodore PET; VIC-20; Commodore 64; Commodore 128; Amiga; CD32
Subsidiaries	Amiga Corporation; Commodore Semiconductor Group

Commodore International Corporation (other names include Commodore International Limited) was a Bahamian home computer and electronics manufacturer with executive offices in the United States founded by Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould. Commodore International (CI), along with its subsidiary Commodore Business Machines (CBM), was a significant participant in the development of the home computer industry in the 1970s to early 1990s. In 1982, the company developed and marketed the world's second-best selling computer, the Commodore 64,^[1] and released its Amiga computer line in July 1985. Commodore was one of the world's largest personal computer manufacturers, with sales peaking in the last quarter of 1983 at $49 million (equivalent to $126 million in 2023).^[2]^[3]

^ "The Commodore 64, that '80s computer icon, lives again". Retrieved November 17, 2014.
^ Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.
^ "COMMODORE CORP reports earnings for Qtr to Dec 31". The New York Times. February 15, 1984.

[cnn.com-1] "The Commodore 64, that '80s computer icon, lives again". Retrieved November 17, 2014.

[inflation-USGDP-2] Johnston, Louis; Williamson, Samuel H. (2023). "What Was the U.S. GDP Then?". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved November 30, 2023. United States Gross Domestic Product deflator figures follow the MeasuringWorth series.

[3] "COMMODORE CORP reports earnings for Qtr to Dec 31". The New York Times. February 15, 1984.

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Commodore Werk, Braunschweig
Traded as	AMEX: CBU NYSE: CBU AMEX: CDRL
Industry	Electronics Computer hardware Computer software
Founded	1976; 48 years ago (1976) Nassau, The Bahamas
Founders	Jack Tramiel and Irving Gould
Defunct	May 6, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-05-06)
Fate	Chapter 11 bankruptcy; inventory and intellectual property acquired by Escom AG on April 22, 1995
Headquarters	1200 Wilson Drive, West Chester, Pennsylvania , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jack Tramiel Irving Gould (Main investor and Chairman)
Products	Commodore PET VIC-20 Commodore 64 Commodore 128 Amiga CD32
Subsidiaries	Amiga Corporation Commodore Semiconductor Group