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The Commodore Story
The Commodore Story

The Commodore Story

Changing the world 8-bits at a time

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

6.5/10

Release Date

23 February 2018

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Leonard Tramiel

Leonard Tramiel

Self

Chris Hülsbeck

Chris Hülsbeck

Self

Rob Hubbard

Rob Hubbard

Self

Ben Daglish

Ben Daglish

Self

Mark Knight

Mark Knight

Self

Dave Haynie

Dave Haynie

Self

Robert J. Mical

Robert J. Mical

Self

Trevor Dickinson

Trevor Dickinson

Self

Jeff Porter

Jeff Porter

Self

Bil Herd

Bil Herd

Self

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