Commodore USA
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| Founded | 2010 |
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| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
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Key people
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Barry Altman (deceased) Leo Nigro |
Commodore USA, LLC was a computer company based in Pompano Beach, Florida, with additional facilities in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Commodore USA, LLC was founded in April 2010. The company's goal was to sell a new line of PCs using the classic Commodore and Amiga name brands of personal computers, having licensed the Commodore brand from Commodore Licensing BV on August 25, 2010 and the Amiga brand from Amiga, Inc. on August 31, 2010. The Amiga brand license was however disputed by Hyperion Entertainment, on the basis of a 2009 settlement agreement between Hyperion and Amiga.
The last news release from the website is dated March 21, 2012. In January 2013, it was revealed that founder and driving force Barry S. Altman died on December 8, 2012. The latest post of forward looking news concerning Commodore's plans came from Leo Nigro (Chief Technical Officer) on the 9th of December concerning the Amiga line. The online store of Commodore.net has halted orders until further notice. The current viability of the company is unknown since the death of its founder in December 2012. As of January 2017[update], Commodore USA's website and online forums are unavailable.
The Commodore Phoenix is a keyboard computer resembling an updated style of the Commodore 64. It was originally designed and manufactured by Cybernet as a space-saving workstation.
The flagship product for Commodore USA is partially redesigned and updated Commodore 64 case named Commodore 64x. The machine looks almost exactly like the original Commodore 64 except with a slightly updated keyboard and power supply. The base model has an Intel Atom processor and an NVIDIA Ion 2 graphics card, while the top version released August 13, 2011 called the C64x Extreme features an Intel Core i7 CPU with 8 GB RAM and 3 TB hard drive using the Intel Sandy Bridge chipset. There is also a barebones version of the C64x which comes without a motherboard, power supply, or optical and hard drive that encourages hobbyist enthusiasts to install their preferred Mini-ATX motherboard.
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