Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari

Leonard Tramiel - Part 2 - Atari

Author: Karl Kuras November 19, 2022 Duration: 1:28:58
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No family name is more associated with the early popularization of computers than Tramiel. We speak with Leonard Tramiel, son of Commodore co-founder Jack Tramiel about his life growing up around tech, his role in Commodore's earliest machines and becoming VP of Software at Atari.
In this second part of our interview, Leonard talks about the reshaping of Atari after the crash, the creation of the Atari ST, working with Greg Kildall on TOS, relaunching the VCS and 7800, the development of the Lynx and Jaguar, working with greats like Jon Carmack and Jeff Minter, and the ultimate end of Tramiel Atari.

Recorded March 2022.

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Links:
https://www.seti.org/leonard-tramiel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_International
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel
http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/commodore_calculators.html
https://vintage-technology.club/pages/calculators/commodore/calcrefcom.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Peddle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Door_into_Summer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consumer_Electronics_Show
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_PET
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETSCII
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_VIC-20
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari#Atari_Corporation_(1984%E2%80%931996)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiraz_Shivji
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mensch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_ST#Operating_system
https://vintagecomputerstories.blogspot.com/2022/01/if-looks-could-kill.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOS_Technology_TED
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Panther
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Minter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carmack
Virtual Light Machine - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V21Dv9zfDhc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_Jaguar#Jaguar_VR
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JT_Storage
Leonard Tramiel Scepticism - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=936ORwrr7AM
Leonard Tramiel TEDx - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRBU8pEDWwY
Atari Annual Report 1994 - https://archive.org/details/AtariCorporationAnnualReport1994/page/n12/mode/1up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Meeting
Leonard Tramiel at CommVEx 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfJzMAyDh_I

Other resources:
https://dayintechhistory.com/news/jack-tramiel-family-years-atari/
https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/leonard-tramiel/


Ever wonder what gamers were actually talking about decades ago, before online forums and endless hot takes? Each month, Video Game Newsroom Time Machine hosted by Karl Kuras does exactly that, dusting off the headlines and magazine pages from the past. This isn't just a nostalgia trip; it's a grounded look at the industry's turning points as they happened. You'll hear about the surprising announcements, the forgotten controversies, and the hardware launches that had everyone buzzing-from arcade trends in Japan to home computer wars in Europe and North America. The podcast specifically revisits news from exactly 30, 40, and 50 years prior, creating a unique layered perspective on how video game culture evolved. It’s like sitting in a newsroom from a different era, piecing together the stories that shaped the games we remember today. Tune in for a monthly dose of context, where the past conversations about pixels and processors feel surprisingly fresh and directly connected to the present.
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