
Commodore 64—25th Anniversary Celebration
About this video
The Computer History Museum's 25th anniversary celebration of the Commodore 64, recorded in December 2007, with a panel including Jack Tramiel and Steve Wozniak. It recounts the machine's launch and history.
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HN links it for Jack Tramiel's pricing philosophy and a memorable Tramiel and Wozniak exchange on low versus sustainable pricing.
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RIP Jack Tramiel! Here is Computer History Museum 25th Anniversary Celebration of Commodore 64 with him on the panel [VIDEO] Micro computers were a startup movement in a true sense of the word.
Read original comment ↗my favorite apple commodore exchange summing up the whole deal happened during computer history museums Commodore 64 25th anniversary panel [VIDEO] . paraphrasing Tramiel: Unlike Apple I made computers for the lowest price possible enabling millions to own one. Wozniak: Unlike you Apple sold their computers at the price point that allowed them to not go bankrupt.
Read original comment ↗If you can afford it you should always sell a product for no more than a 100% of your cost. [1] [1] 31:50 [VIDEO]
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