Idek (Trzmiel) Tramiel (1928 - 2012)

Born 13 Dec 1928 in Łódź, Miasto Łódź, Wojewodztwo Lodzkie, Polska

Husband of Helen (Goldgrub) Tramiel — married 1947 in Poland

Died 8 Apr 2012 at age 83 in Palo Alto, Santa Clara, California, United States

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Biography

Jack (Trzmiel) Tramiel is Notable.

Idek Trzmiel was born in Łódź ^[1]on December 13, 1928. He was the son of Abram Josef Trzmiel and Rifka Bentkowska.

Jack Tramiel was the founder of Commodore International. In 1976, Mr. Tramiel bought a Pennsylvania microchip company that had developed a landmark microprocessor, the 6502, that powered the early Commodore and other PCs. By controlling every step of the manufacturing, Mr. Tramiel was able to drive down the price of his computers, making the personal computer a product that ordinary people could afford — and ultimately could not live without.

His company introduced the first low-cost PC, the Commodore PET and later the VIC-20 and the popular Commodore 64 in 1982. His company later bought Atari from Warner Communications in July 1984 and marketed the "Atari" home video game systems to the average consumer.

A Polish-born survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp, he emigrated to the United States in 1947^[2] and joined the army where part of his duties involved servicing typewriters. He began his business career in a typewriter repair shop in the Bronx, NY in the early 1950's which later became Commodore Business Machines.

Jack died at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, California on April 8, 2012.

Mr. Tramiel’s survivors include his wife of 64 years, Helen Goldgrub Tramiel of Monte Sereno, Calif.; three sons, Sam Tramiel and Leonard Tramiel, both of Palo Alto, Calif., and Garry Tramiel of Menlo Park, Calif.; and five grandchildren.

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Idek Trzmiel Record Type: Residence Birth Date: 30 Dez 1928 (30 Dec 1928) Birth Place: Lodz Reference Number: 02010201 oS Document ID: 70583774 Source Citation Arolsen Archives, Digital Archive; Bad Arolsen, Germany; List of Persecutees 2.1.2.1
2. ↑ "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:245D-Y9W : 11 December 2020), Idek Trzmiel, 1947; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication T715 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Jack Tramiel as published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 20 Mar 1989, page 23.

• Obituary as published in The Chicago Tribune on 13 Apr 2012, page 6.

• Web site: http://www.jackandthemachine.com/jack-tramiel/#jack-tramiel-birth.

• Wikipedia: Jack Tramiel