Jack Tramiel went bananas

Amiga1992 · 11 February 2008, 22:01

I thought this needed to be shared.

Jack Tramiel, Founder of Commodore.
Look at how he babbles in this interview:

http://www.geekentertainment.tv/2007...e-64-turns-25/

Granted, the reporter may not be the best out there, but the guy has lost it. I would like to meet him now and get myriads of nonsensical phrases out of him to make a song :P

I loved the guy from IBM though, pretty cool and completely on his full senses!
Woz is a bit strange though :P Still, funny!

Amiga1992 · 12 February 2008, 00:56

[ Show youtube player ]
He looks a bit better in this one, he pulls off some funny jokes!

Retro-Nerd · 12 February 2008, 01:00

Tramiel to WOZ:

You made computers for the classes, we for the masses.

btw: William C. Lowe looks like Phil Collins.

EmuChicken · 12 February 2008, 05:56

lol @ tramiel.... he sounds like he doesnt have a clue!

DigitalQuirk · 12 February 2008, 11:21

Did he even have a clue back then, or was it just a stroke of dumb luck combined with some great engineering from MOS?

Charlie · 12 February 2008, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigitalQuirk

Did he even have a clue back then, or was it just a stroke of dumb luck combined with some great engineering from MOS?

Some truth there, I suspect, though he was a good (if v tough) business man.

Amiga1992 · 12 February 2008, 17:22

Yeah, I agree.

I loved, on the second video, his remark at almost the end, when asked about how he felt going to work with Atari:
"My mission was to destroy Atari. And I succeeded"

Hehehe
I am almost positively sure he didn't care, it was just another company to run.. He certainly operated as a militar, just fulfilling orders and acomplishing his mission, doensn't matter the assignment or what could be a byproduct of what he did.

T_hairy_bootson · 13 February 2008, 00:13

Is it just me or did he spend most of the first interview checking out the cleavage on the reporter... I know I was.

NLS · 13 February 2008, 22:36

You probably don't know Violet Blue. Use Google.

Fred the Fop · 15 February 2008, 07:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

[ Show youtube player ]
He looks a bit better in this one, he pulls off some funny jokes!

AKIRA RETURNS

Fred the Fop · 15 February 2008, 07:10

I swear I thought I saw Jack yesterday in a supermarket nearby, HONEST. It was weird. But the area has many elderly people of polish-Jewish descent, so....

Anyway, uh, WHERE did it seem Mr Tramiel went crazy? I am at a loss , please direct me to the part where he went crazy.

Amiga1992 · 16 February 2008, 03:39

Fred, he just keeps babbling on about the Holocaust and how he invented a market for youth and blah!

ohforf · 16 February 2008, 05:23

The Wiki says 'Tramiel was born in 1928'...
Well, you know old People ?
At that Age its no Surprise.

Fred the Fop · 16 February 2008, 08:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Akira

Fred, he just keeps babbling on about the Holocaust and how he invented a market for youth and blah!

I do...hey I got a GP2X. Akira, get an avatar, Ian is back too, maybe we can bring back DPainter and Twistin Ghayst yeahhaha Godflesh suxorz

Mick_AKA · 17 February 2008, 01:06

Jack is an old man, leave him the hell alone!

Violet: Why do you think the C64 has such a cult following?

Leonard: eh... coz an awful lot of people brought them

Genious.

oneshotdead · 20 February 2008, 14:28

Leave Jack the hell alone, all right. Great interview, 2nd link. I have respect for this man, even if he was reckless and cutthroat.

I like the way his slight disdain for MOSman comes through with a flutter of the hand, accompanied by a remark that engineers think money just falls down outta the sky... of course, the C=64 lives on, but where is Chuck Peddle's Sirius S1 ?

No kid could ever afford that MS-DOS based monster, brilliant though it was...

7-Zark-7 · 20 February 2008, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

I do...hey I got a GP2X. Akira, get an avatar, Ian is back too, maybe we can bring back DPainter and Twistin Ghayst yeahhaha Godflesh suxorz

Nice to see some familar mates!

I thought Jack Tramiel had already gone gaga when he'd gotten atari!

Seriously though, it probably was a combo of ruthless business, luck & like all men-in-suits (taking credit for other people's efforts) & being at the right place at the right time.
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll make sure to take him off for nap time if he claims it was the fore-runner to the Ipod next.
Not that I'm complaining, many happy C64 gaming memories.

"Nothing beats the real thing" (TM Akira quotes Inc.)

Fred the Fop · 20 February 2008, 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by 7-Zark-7

Nice to see some familar mates!

I thought Jack Tramiel had already gone gaga when he'd gotten atari!

Seriously though, it probably was a combo of ruthless business, luck & like all men-in-suits (taking credit for other people's efforts) & being at the right place at the right time.
Don't worry, I'm sure they'll make sure to take him off for nap time if he claims it was the fore-runner to the Ipod next.
Not that I'm complaining, many happy C64 gaming memories.

"Nothing beats the real thing" (TM Akira quotes Inc.)

Nice to see you too. I think you guys are right, nothing was wrong with Mr Tramiel's behavoir. And Leonard seems like a nice dude.

11 February 2008, 22:01	#1
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Jack Tramiel went bananas I thought this needed to be shared. Jack Tramiel, Founder of Commodore. Look at how he babbles in this interview: http://www.geekentertainment.tv/2007...e-64-turns-25/ Granted, the reporter may not be the best out there, but the guy has lost it. I would like to meet him now and get myriads of nonsensical phrases out of him to make a song :P I loved the guy from IBM though, pretty cool and completely on his full senses! Woz is a bit strange though :P Still, funny!

15 February 2008, 07:10	#11
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	I swear I thought I saw Jack yesterday in a supermarket nearby, HONEST. It was weird. But the area has many elderly people of polish-Jewish descent, so.... Anyway, uh, WHERE did it seem Mr Tramiel went crazy? I am at a loss , please direct me to the part where he went crazy. Last edited by Fred the Fop; 15 February 2008 at 07:16.

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12 February 2008, 00:56	#2
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	[ Show youtube player ] He looks a bit better in this one, he pulls off some funny jokes!

12 February 2008, 01:00	#3
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	Tramiel to WOZ: You made computers for the classes, we for the masses. btw: William C. Lowe looks like Phil Collins.

12 February 2008, 05:56	#4
EmuChicken Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nagoya, Japan (moved!) Age: 41 Posts: 746	lol @ tramiel.... he sounds like he doesnt have a clue!

12 February 2008, 11:21	#5
DigitalQuirk Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oshawa, Canada Posts: 26	Did he even have a clue back then, or was it just a stroke of dumb luck combined with some great engineering from MOS?

12 February 2008, 17:22	#7
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Yeah, I agree. I loved, on the second video, his remark at almost the end, when asked about how he felt going to work with Atari: "My mission was to destroy Atari. And I succeeded" Hehehe I am almost positively sure he didn't care, it was just another company to run.. He certainly operated as a militar, just fulfilling orders and acomplishing his mission, doensn't matter the assignment or what could be a byproduct of what he did.

13 February 2008, 00:13	#8
T_hairy_bootson Workbitch 1.3 Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 46 Posts: 2,084	Is it just me or did he spend most of the first interview checking out the cleavage on the reporter... I know I was.

13 February 2008, 22:36	#9
NLS Ancient User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: GREECE Age: 50 Posts: 757	You probably don't know Violet Blue. Use Google.

16 February 2008, 03:39	#12
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	Fred, he just keeps babbling on about the Holocaust and how he invented a market for youth and blah!

16 February 2008, 05:23	#13
ohforf Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 30	The Wiki says 'Tramiel was born in 1928'... Well, you know old People ? At that Age its no Surprise.

17 February 2008, 01:06	#15
Mick_AKA crusader of light Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Stone, Staffordshire. Posts: 1,151	Jack is an old man, leave him the hell alone! Violet: Why do you think the C64 has such a cult following? Leonard: eh... coz an awful lot of people brought them Genious.

20 February 2008, 14:28	#16
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	Leave Jack the hell alone, all right. Great interview, 2nd link. I have respect for this man, even if he was reckless and cutthroat. I like the way his slight disdain for MOSman comes through with a flutter of the hand, accompanied by a remark that engineers think money just falls down outta the sky... of course, the C=64 lives on, but where is Chuck Peddle's Sirius S1 ? No kid could ever afford that MS-DOS based monster, brilliant though it was...

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