Gives me goosebumps thinking about the significance of that building and all the Commodore/MOS alumni that parked and strolled through the door. Those waste pits are almost as famous as the 6502 in post-CBM lore! Did you see Bil Herd's video exploring the interior last year in which he uncovered some early Commodore blueprints and other material?
I was just talking off the top of my head in this video so I don’t feel too bad that the content was random and meandering, but one thing I said is completely incorrect. MOS absolutely did production runs from this building. They didn’t do plastic packaging in this building. That’s what I was attempting to say but it came out wrong.
here in Italy the translation of the famous book "on the edge" was released some time ago. I confess that I have read it at least 4 or 5 times, because all the stories really fascinate me and make me understand what was behind my absolute favorite computers. So thank you very much for making this amazing video, which will surely become a very important historical reference, in my opinion. Keep it up! ps: i have a working kim-1 who got excited to see the place where he was born
I'm sort of glad the building is out of commission because now it's frozen in time as opposed to Commodore HQ which has changed quite a bit since the old days. Every time I see this building I think of all those C65 computers that were sitting in the basement for over 20 years before being re-discovered.
I saw Bil Herd's video of this building a couple years ago, and then I had a nightmare I was snooping around in there late at night, and I heard voices and hid in a stairwell and hoped no one would find me.
I live within walking distance. I got in there a couple times. Spooky. Evidence of squatters and other mayhem inside. Got a few artifacts. It's a shame to see the place in that condition after all the good that came out of it.
@@AndreasWallstrom It's a long stretch on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania which has a lot of truck traffic on it and the road surface is littered with potholes.
So much history in one place, it will be one sad day when they finally get around to tear it down
Gives me goosebumps thinking about the significance of that building and all the Commodore/MOS alumni that parked and strolled through the door. Those waste pits are almost as famous as the 6502 in post-CBM lore! Did you see Bil Herd's video exploring the interior last year in which he uncovered some early Commodore blueprints and other material?
I did see Bil’s video! Wish I could have joined him on that adventure.
In Bil Herd's video there are also several old PET computers lying around in the abandoned warehouse, it's quite a story commodore and mos 🙂
I was just talking off the top of my head in this video so I don’t feel too bad that the content was random and meandering, but one thing I said is completely incorrect. MOS absolutely did production runs from this building. They didn’t do plastic packaging in this building. That’s what I was attempting to say but it came out wrong.
So they shipped the silicon wafers to Asia?
@@d46512 Yes, exactly.
here in Italy the translation of the famous book "on the edge" was released some time ago. I confess that I have read it at least 4 or 5 times, because all the stories really fascinate me and make me understand what was behind my absolute favorite computers. So thank you very much for making this amazing video, which will surely become a very important historical reference, in my opinion.
Keep it up!
ps: i have a working kim-1 who got excited to see the place where he was born
The next two parts of this book are also fascinating.
Thanks for uploading the walk around. I have wanted to visit.
I'm sort of glad the building is out of commission because now it's frozen in time as opposed to Commodore HQ which has changed quite a bit since the old days. Every time I see this building I think of all those C65 computers that were sitting in the basement for over 20 years before being re-discovered.
I didn't know about that. So cool!
Would love if they walked inside and found a container filled to the brim with SID-chips...😁
I saw Bil Herd's video of this building a couple years ago, and then I had a nightmare I was snooping around in there late at night, and I heard voices and hid in a stairwell and hoped no one would find me.
Hey man, drive to Norristown, PA and maybe that nightmare could come true!
Amazing! Thanks for doing this!
Thank you! So appreciated!!
I live within walking distance. I got in there a couple times. Spooky. Evidence of squatters and other mayhem inside. Got a few artifacts. It's a shame to see the place in that condition after all the good that came out of it.
A location of rich history and sad to see it in such disrepair.
Great stuff Dave, thank you! I plan to go there in the future, although I have a little longer to travel than you to get there. :)
I'm definitely closer than you, but it was a surprisingly unpleasant drive.
In what way?
@@AndreasWallstrom It's a long stretch on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania which has a lot of truck traffic on it and the road surface is littered with potholes.
@@commodorehistory, right right. Anyway, I hope to go there at some point. I've been close (Philly) but without car.
@@AndreasWallstrom don’t hesitate to reach out to me. If I can free up time it would be great to meet you there.
Awesome, thanks for this video 👏
This is the EPA superfund site, right? Was it ever actually cleaned up?
Yes, this is the EPA superfund site. It has not yet been cleaned up.
Very cool! TY
You bet!