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Commodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration

Computer History Museum · 140.3K views · 2007-12-15 · 1:32:16

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Overview

The Computer History Museum's 25th anniversary celebration of the Commodore 64, recorded in December 2007, with a panel including Jack Tramiel and Steve Wozniak. It recounts the machine's launch and history.

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HN links it for Jack Tramiel's pricing philosophy and a memorable Tramiel and Wozniak exchange on low versus sustainable pricing.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2012–2016

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rasz_pl · 2016-09 · Recommendation

my favorite apple commodore exchange summing up the whole deal happened during computer history museums Commodore 64 25th anniversary panel [VIDEO] . paraphrasing Tramiel: Unlike Apple I made computers for the lowest price possible enabling millions to own one. Wozniak: Unlike you Apple sold their computers at the price point that allowed them to not go bankrupt.

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Keyframe · 2012-04 · Recommendation

RIP Jack Tramiel! Here is Computer History Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration of Commodore 64 with him on the panel [VIDEO] Micro computers were a startup movement in a true sense of the word.

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expertentipp · 2015-07 · Reference

If you can afford it you should always sell a product for no more than a 100% of your cost. [1] [1] 31:50 [VIDEO]

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