1960

General information

Commodore was engaged in various efforts to market, assemble and distribute typewriters and adding machines. Commodore Industries Limited was incorporated in Jamaica with a plan to assemble typewriters in Jamaica using Czechoslovakian parts and sell them in the United States and Canada under an advantageous tax arrangement with the Jamaican government.<ref>Report of The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Failure of Atlantic Acceptance Corporation Limited, p.346</ref>

Notable company events

• Commodore Business Machines, Inc was incorporated on May 10, 1960 in the state of New York, USA.

• Commodore Portable Typewriter Company Limited purchased two New York companies: Herald Square Business Machines, Inc and Superior Typewriter Co., Inc on June 28, 1960.<ref>Report of The Royal Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Failure of Atlantic Acceptance Corporation Limited, p.304</ref>

• Herald-Superior Office Equipment Company, Inc was incorporated in the state of New York, USA on July 21, 1960.

• Commodore Industries Limited was incorporated in Jamaica.

Corporate entities and subsidiaries

Location	Corporate Entity
Toronto, Ontario	Commodore Portable Typewriter Company Ltd.
New York, N.Y.	Commodore Business Machines, Inc.