8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars
8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars

8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars

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2016
1h 40m
6.6(15 votes)
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The rise and fall of Commodore computers in the 70s and 80s as described by the people who created the companies and technologies.

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Bil Herd

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Chuck Peddle

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Jack Tramiel

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Steve Wozniak

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Al Charpentier

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Leonard Tramiel

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Michael Tomczyk

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Andy Finkel

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Nigel Searle

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John Grant

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Nolan Bushnell

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Al Alcorn

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Joe Decuir

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Jeff Minter

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Richard Garriott

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