09 May 2016
8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars
The rise and fall of Commodore computers in the 70s and 80s as described by the people who created the companies and technologies.
The Commodore Story
Changing the world 8-bits at a time
The story of the Commodore PET, VIC-20, C64 and Amiga from engineers, games developers and how Commodore influenced the first 8-bit generation users.
Top Billed Cast
Leonard Tramiel Self
Chris Hülsbeck Self
Rob Hubbard Self
Ben Daglish Self
Mark Knight Self
Robert J. Mical Self
Trevor Dickinson Self
Jeff Porter Self
Bil Herd Self
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