Commodore 64 Creator Dies Aged 83, by fingerz on Apr 11, 2012 13:19:09 GMT 1, Polish Auschwitz survivor Jack Tramiel, who created one of the first home computers, the Commodore 64, has died aged 83.

The entrepreneur revolutionised computer technology and lived the American dream after making his fortune.
He will be best remembered for creating the Commodore which was bought by nearly 17 million people after its release in 1982.
Mr Tramiel fled to the USA and joined the army in the 1940s after persecution by the Nazis.
Once there he mended typewriters, leading him to start his own typewriter manufacturing company, Commodore International.
Inspired after visiting Japan, Mr Tramiel started producing cheap calculators. He then moved his business out to the Silicon Valley in California, at the beginning of the PC revolution.
Mr Tramiel was a fierce business competitor.
In 1977 Commodore became first to produce a digital watch for less than $10 (£6.30). This forced his rivals Texas Instruments to slash their digital watch prices in half to $9.95.
"Business is not a sport. It's a war," he said.
Mr Tramiel introduced the home computer VIC-20 in 1980 for under $300 (£189).
William Shatner, or Star Trek's Captain Kirk, featured in the advert, making him Silicon Valley's first celebrity endorser.