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- Y. Terakura
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Y. Terakura
Yash Terakura is a Japanese engineer, formerly the lead engineer and production manager of Commodore Japan, then the president of HAL America, and then the CTO of Throwback Entertainment. He is best known as the creator of the Commodore VIC-20, MAX Machine and Commodore 64 computers.
Career
Early Career at Commodore
Yash Terakura began his career in 1973, working on digital calculators for Commodore Japan, the Japanese branch of Canadian company Commodore (Company). In 1978, he became the technical director, lead engineer and production manager for Commodore Business Machines Japan. He developed the first Commodore PET Computer with colour graphics. He then became best known as the creator of the Commodore VIC-20, MAX Machine, and Commodore 64 (Platform), responsible for designing and engineering the hardware for these computers. He was then transferred to the United States as Commodore's Director of Development, for constructing new product lines for personal computers. After Commodore founder Jack Tramiel (Person) left the company, Terakura also left the company shortly afterwards.
Later Career
After leaving Commodore, Terakura later became the president of HAL America, the North American branch of Japanese company HAL Labororary. In 2007, he became the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) of Canadian company Throwback Entertainment. He has also worked as a consultant for various companies, including Mattel, Atari (Company), Puma, United Auto, and Mitsubishi.
Personal Life
As of 2010, he remains a good friend of former Commodore employee Michael Tomczyk, who he worked with on the development of the VIC-20.
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