The latest part of my history of home computing is now available. This one looks at the rise of Commodore and Jack Tramiel.

He was a complex man. A brutal manager, but a holocaust survivor who was determined to build a better future. Computers for the "masses not the classes".

Unpicking his story has meant navigating a lot of established truths and myths.

His fear that the US was complacent about thinking fascism could rise there, hits hard now #history #technology https://every.to/the-crazy-ones/the-first-king-of-home-computing