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Jack Tramiel

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Jack Tramiel

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Also known as Jacek Trzemiel, Idek Trzmiel, Idek Tramielski, Jacek Trzmielski, Juda Jacek Trzmielski

American businessman (1928-2012)

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Type
Person
Active from
1975-05-18

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Key facts

Pronunciation
/ ˈ dʒ æ k t r ə ˈ m ɛ l / , [ ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl ]
Born
Idek Trzmiel , ( 1928-12-13 ) December 13, 1928, Łódź , Second Polish Republic
Died
April 8, 2012 (2012-04-08) (aged 83) , Stanford, California , U.S.
Known for
Holocaust survivor Founder of Commodore International Founder and CEO of Atari Corporation
Spouse
Helen ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1947 ⁠ – ⁠ 2012 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Jack Tramiel (/ˈdʒæk trəˈmɛl/, trə-MEL; born Idek Trzmiel, Polish pronunciation: [ˈidɛk ˈtʂmjɛl]; December 13, 1928 – April 8, 2012) was a Polish-American businessman and Holocaust survivor, best known for founding Commodore International. The PET, VIC-20, and Commodore 64 are some home computers produced while he was running the company. Tramiel later formed Atari Corporation after he purchased the remnants of the original Atari, Inc. from its parent company. He was one of six people spotlighted when the computer was denoted "Machine of the Year" by Time magazine in 1982.

Early years

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