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On The Edge: The Spectacular Rise & Fall of Commodore
Filled with first-hand accounts of ambition, greed, and inspired engineering, this history of the personal computer revolution takes readers inside the cutthroat world of Commodore. Before Apple, IBM, or Dell, Commodore was the first computer maker to market its machines to the public, selling an estimated 22 million Commodore 64s. These halcyon days
were tumultuous, however, owing to the expectations and unsparing tactics of founder Jack Tramiel. Engineers and managers with the company between 1976 and 1994 share their experiences of the groundbreaking moments, soaring business highs, and stunning employee turnover that came along with being on top of the PC world in the early days.
CONTENTS:
MOS technology
The acuisition
The PET
Releasing the PET
The Trinity
Business is war
The Colour computers
The VIC 20
Computers for the masses
The race to a million
Tn secret project
The Commodore 64
Selling the revolution
Commodore mania
TED
Dismissing the founder
The sequel
Brawling for the C128
The saviour of Commodore
The Amiga
Dropping the ball
The new Amigas
A radical new direction
The fall of Commodore
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