'Commodore Gaming' are a manufacturer of high-end gaming specific PCs, which feature a process called C-Kin (pronunced Skin) which allows users to customise the outer case with a range of unique artwork.
The Commodore brand was re-launched in 2007 as a manufacturer of high-end purpose-built gaming computers. The line was incorrectly rumored to be named
Amiga, after the systems that
Commodore International had previously manufactured since 1985. The product line was revealed at
CeBIT computer exhibition in
Hanover,
Germany on 21st March, 2007 and on the 21st April Commodore Gaming began selling their line of high-end, home gaming PCs online. They will also be available through retail channels.
The company is based in Hessenbergweg,
Amsterdam, and was founded in
2007 by its current CEO, Bala Keilman.
History
'
Commodore', the commonly used name for Commodore International, founded in 1954, was an
American electronics company based in
West Chester, Pennsylvania which was a vital player in the
home/
personal computer field in the
1980s. The company is also known under the name of its
R&D operation, Commodore Business Machines (CBM). Commodore developed and marketed the world's best-selling desktop computer, the
Commodore 64 (1982). The company declared
bankruptcy in
1994, and computer production under the Commodore brand ceased in 1997, but since then, there have been several attempts to revive its
Amiga systems. Rights to the Amiga OS are now held by Amiga Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Competitors
Commodore Gaming's main competitors are
Alienware, who is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Dell,
VoodooPC which is now part of
Dell's biggest competitor,
Hewlett-Packard, and
Velocity Micro, who recently bought competitor
OverdrivePC.
C-Kin
C-Kin is the name used by Commodore Gaming for its design of individual PC cases. The company has a library of almost 100 designs that consumers can have printed on the case of their machine. Eventually it hopes to encourage customers, artists and others to submit designs which can be changed by the consumer at any time. A spokesman for the company said there would likely be limited edition machines to go with new launches of games.
The company officially launched the range at
CeBIT 2007[1].
Products
Desktops
★ Commodore XX
★ Commodore GX
★ Commodore GS
★ Commodore G
References
1. Commodore unveils boutique gaming rigs at CeBIT
External links
★
Commodore Gaming website