| October 1976 Commodore buys
MOS. |
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| | April 1977 Commodore unveils the PET
(suggested retail, $600 US). |
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| January 1981 Commodore announces the VIC-20 (MSRP $300 US).
Peak sales of 9,000 units/day. | |
| | January 1982 Commodore announces the Ultimax
($150 US); the 64 ($595; $200 in 1983); the SuperVIC. 17-22 million
C64s were ultimately sold until Commodore's demise. |
| April 1982 Commodore announces the B700 and P500. |
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| | June 1982 Commodore announces the Max, the BX256,
the B128 and the P128. |
| January 1983 Commodore announces the SX-64. | |
| | May 1983 Commodore ships the Executive 64. |
| January 1984 Jack Tramiel leaves Commodore. 264 and 364 units
are introduced at Winter CES. | |
| | Spring 1984 Commodore drops production of the
VIC-20. |
| | August 1984 Commodore buys Amiga Corporation,
the beginning of the end for the 900 series. |
| June 1984 Commodore releases the 16 and the Plus/4. |
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| | January 1985 Commodore introduces the 128
and the LCD. |
| 1989 Commodore releases the 64GS (and the
64G). | |
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| | Late 1991 Irving Gould cans the Commodore 65
project, calling it the "son of Plus/4". |
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| April 1994 Commodore files for bankruptcy. Prototypes of the
C65 leak out in the liquidation. | |
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