Background

Tramiel, Jack was born in 1928 in Poland. Arrived in United States, 1948.

Career

Owner, Typewriter repair business, Bronx, New York, 1952. Founder, president Commodore International, Ltd., 1958—1984. Founder Tramel Technologies, Ltd.

(bought the Consumer Division of Atari Inc. from Warner Communications, Tramel Technologies, Ltd. was renamed Atari Corporation), 1984. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Atari Corporation, Sunnyvale, California, 1984. Sold Atari Corporation to Jugi Tandon Storage Corporation, 1996.

With United States Army, 1948-1952.

Achievements

• Jack Tramiel has been listed as a noteworthy computer company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Helen Tramiel, 1947. Children: Sam, Leonard, Garry.