TIL Commodore mistook a company that exported baked beans (Taurus Impex) for a software company (Torus), sending them 10 free Amiga systems to port network software. Taurus’ founder, Peter Molyneux, would use this case of mistaken identity to pivot to the software business and, later, video games.

TIL Commodore mistook a company that exported baked beans (Taurus Impex) for a software company (Torus), sending them 10 free Amiga systems to port network software. Taurus’ founder, Peter Molyneux, would use this case of mistaken identity to pivot to the software business and, later, video games.

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