Commodore Business Machines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Company
gptkbp:acquisition gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Atari
gptkb:Tandy_Corporation
gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:defunct gptkb:1994
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:1994
gptkbp:employees over 10,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:PET_series
gptkb:Amiga_series
gptkbp:founded gptkb:1954
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jack_Tramiel
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:West_Chester,_Pennsylvania
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commodore Business Machines
gptkbp:industry gptkb:computer
gptkbp:influenced home computing market
video game industry
gptkbp:influenced_by Jack Tramiel's philosophy
gptkbp:key_people gptkb:Irving_Gould
gptkb:Bob_Russell
gptkb:Jack_Tramiel
Bert Kersey
gptkbp:legacy pioneered personal computing
influenced gaming culture
established brand loyalty
created a community of developers
popularized home computers
gptkbp:market_share dominant in 1980s
gptkbp:motto Commodore logo
gptkbp:notable_products gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:Amiga
gptkb:Commodore_PET
gptkbp:parent_company gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkbp:product_type gptkb:video_game
gptkb:computer
gptkbp:revenue $1 billion (peak)
gptkbp:slogan The Computer for the Rest of Us
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:Commodore_Australia
gptkb:Commodore_France
gptkb:Commodore_UK
gptkb:Commodore_Canada
gptkb:Commodore_Germany
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Commodore_International_Ltd.
gptkbp:website www.commodore.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5