Barry Altman Explained

Barry S. Altman
Birth Date:[1]
Birth Place:USA
Death Date:[2]
Nationality:American
Occupation:Entrepreneur, CEO
Known For:Founded Commodore USA in 2010 and announced the Commodore 64x in partnership with Disney.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Barry S. Altman was the founder and CEO of Commodore USA from 2010 until his death in late 2012. Prior to founding Commodore USA, Barry worked for over 20 years in the satellite and communications industry.[7] [8] During his time at Commodore USA, the Commodore 64x was announced and put up for pre-sales.[9] [10] [11] On December 8, 2012, Barry died from a prolonged battle with cancer.

Early life

Barry Altman co-owned a telecommunications business called Cabletech in the 1970s and 1980s.[12] [13] Barry was first introduced to computers through Cabletech in the 1980s, using Commodore 64s due to their generally low price and simplicity.[14] In 1991, Barry sold Cabletech, retired, and moved to Florida.[15] In June 2004, Barry founded Homecraft, an importer and distributor of home furniture.[16] [17]

Commodore USA

On March 26, 2010, Barry Altman founded Commodore USA.[18] Commodore USA's first consumer product was a re-branded Cybernet Systems all-in-one keyboard PC.[15] In 2011, Commodore USA began prototyping and injection molding an exact replica of the original Commodore 64, which was shortly thereafter noticed by the vice president of Disney, who wanted to set up a joint marketing venture between the Commodore 64x and .[15] [14] According to Barry in an interview, Commodore USA received an unexpected amount of publicity and pre-orders for the Commodore 64x after the release of such advertisements, resulting in their credit card terminal even overheating on several occasions.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perlow . Jason . Barry Altman, CEO of Commodore USA, passes at age 63 . ZDNet . 2013-01-17 . 2020-08-12.
  2. Web site: Memorial event - Barry Altman . www.legacy.com . 2012-12-09 . 2020-08-12.
  3. Web site: Sauer . Abe . Disney Helps Reboot Commodore and Amiga Brands . Brandchannel.com . 2011-04-07 . 2017-03-01.
  4. Web site: Disney Marketing Tie-In Brings Commodore 64 Out Of Retirement . PSFK . 7 April 2011. 2017-03-01.
  5. Web site: Commodore USA - Commodore USA is proud to announce their... . . 2011-04-03 . 2017-03-01.
  6. Web site: Commodore USA's all new C64 finds a friend in Tron on the road to availability . Engadget.com . 2017-03-01.
  7. Web site: Commodore USA . https://web.archive.org/web/20120919220312/http://www.commodoreusa.net/CUSA_Corporate.aspx . 2012-09-19 . 2012-09-19 . 2017-03-01.
  8. Web site: Perlow . Jason . The rebirth of Commodore USA (Podcast) . ZDNet . 2012-08-25 . 2017-03-01.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20110407113245/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/04/06/the-new-commodore-64-updated-with-its-old-exterior/ The New Commodore 64, Updated With Its Old Exterior
  10. Web site: Commodore USA puts the new C64 up for pre-sales, unveils far-less-retrotastic VIC-Slim . Engadget.com . 2017-03-01.
  11. Web site: Commodore USA goes Extreme, stuffs a 2.2GHz quad-core i7 into its C64x . Engadget.com . 2017-03-01.
  12. Web site: Home Satellite Marketing . JPG . Anticusa.files.wordpress.com . 2017-03-01.
  13. Book: Network World . 17 . 1986-10-06 . 2017-03-01.
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522152401/http://www.discreetfx.com/CEOCommodoreUSAInterview.pdf CEO USA Interview
  15. Web site: Sound file . MP3 . Cdn11.castfire.com . 2017-03-01.
  16. Web site: Homecraft, LLC . Bizearch.com . 2017-03-01.
  17. Web site: Electronic Articles of Organisation : Homecraft, LLC. Search.sunbiz.org. 2017-03-01.
  18. Web site: Electronic Articles of Organisation : Commodore USA, LLC . Search.sunbiz.org . 2017-03-01.

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