Anyone who coins the phrase "We need to build computers for the masses, not the classes." is a hero in my book, but Jack Tramiel was also the man who founded Commodore International. Mr. Tramiel and his company were responsible for creating the Commodore 64 home computer (as seen in "Deeds Of Yore"). You may say "Who cares?", and that's what I usually say when someone brings up the CEO or founder of a company because I don't believe in money worship myself. However, Mr. Tramiel's story is different... He was born in Poland in 1928, being Jewish he ended up in Auschwitz during WWII, came to the US after the war, joined the army, was a taxi driver, started Commodore as a typewriter repair shop, and turned it into a huge computer company. This guy has a story. You can read all about it on wikipedia...
Jack Tramiel on wikipedia
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