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Beloved Commodore May Rise From The Ashes As Retro Community Takes Over


Members of the retro-computing community, along with former Commodore executives, have signed an agreement to buy the company.

A few weeks back, Christian "Perifractic" Simpson, former actor and founder of the Retro Recipes YouTube channel posted a video detailing possible plans to acquire Commodore. The team put together a business plan, recruited a veritable who’s who of Commodore enthusiasts including many former execs and engineers, and pitched a myriad of investors. At this moment, things are obviously still in flux and there are a multitude of potential roadblocks, but team leaders are in place and include everyone from Bill Herd of Commodore fame to Thomas Middleditch, star of the HBO series Silicon Valley.

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