Jack Tramiel, a computer-industry pioneer whose Commodore 64 is widely considered the best-selling personal computer in history, died Sunday in California, his family said. He was 83 years old.
After leaving Commodore in 1984, Mr. Tramiel acquired Atari from Warner Communications and transformed it from a maker of game consoles into a PC manufacturer.
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