| Commodore
- a company on the
edge |
| The
Spectacular Rise and
Fall of Commodore |
| (Brian
Bagnall / Variant
Press) |
| |
| Introduction |
| Prolog:
The Rise of Commodore |
| |
| 1.
MOS Technology - 1974
to 1976 |
| 2.
The Acquisition -
1975 to 1976 |
| 3.
The PET - 1976 to
1977 |
| 4.
Releasing the PET
- 1977 to 1978 |
| 5.
The Trinity - 1977
to 1979 |
| 6.
Business is War -
1979 to 1980 |
| 7.
The Color Computers
- 1979 to 1980 |
| 8.
The VIC-20 - 1980 |
| 9.
Computers for the
Masses - 1981 |
| 10.
The Race to a Million
- 1981 to 1983 |
| 11.
The Secret Project
- 1981 |
| 12.
The Commodore 64 -
1982 |
| 13.
Selling the Revolution
- 1982 |
| 14.
Commodore Mania -
1983 |
| 15.
TED - 1983 |
| 16.
Dismissing the Founder
- 1984 |
| 17.
The Sequel - 1984 |
| 18.
Brawling for the C128
- 1984 to 1985 |
| 19.
The Savior of Commodore
- 1982 to 1985 |
| 20.
The Amiga - 1985 to
1986 |
| 21.
Dropping the Ball
- 1985 to 1987 |
| 22.
The New Amigas - 1986
to 1987 |
| 23.
A Radical New Direction
- 1988 to 1992 |
| 24.
The Fall of Commodore
- 1992 to 1994 |
| |
| Epilogue |
| Bibliography |
| |
| Essential
reading for any Commodore
fan or anyone who
knows nothing of the
major role the company
played in developing
the personal computer
market - and anyone
who thinks Apple did
it all! |