CASSETTE, SOFTWARE - ROLF HARRIS PICTURE BUILDER CASSETTE FOR COMMODORE 64

c. 1984 - 1994
Overview

White, rectangular plastic cassette tape.
The middle of the cassette has holes that are part of spools, which the magnetic tape sits on.
The white lable on both sides of the cassette have the Commodore 64 logo, text [ROLF HARRIS' PICTURE BUILDER / SAMPLE PICTURES (SET)], the Commodore trademark, and [©1984 COMMODORE BUSINESS MACHINES (UK) LTD.]

Historical information

The Commodore 64, also known as C64, was a home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International. The C64 name came from its 64 kilobytes of RAM. Retailing at US$595 (equivalent to $1545 USD in 2018) and selling 17 million units worldwide during its lifetime, it was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the highest-selling single computer model of all time. Between 1983 and 1986, the C64 outsold its competitors' products, IBM PC Compatibles, Apple Computers, and Atari 8-bit. This was achieved through selling at regular retail stores, rather than at electronics and computer specialist stores. Approximately 10,000 software titles were made for the C64, including office productivity applications, development tools and video games. It was discontinued in April 1994, although it remains popular in society today with collectors and computer enthusiasts. In 2018, the C64 mini 'retro' console was announced, introducing a new generation to the wonders of the C64.
Rolf Harris was born in Western Australia in 1930 and became a popular entertainer and painter in Australia and Great Britain in the 1960s through to 2014. In 2014 he was found guilty of of 12 accounts of indecent assault against women aged between eight and 19 in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. He was sentenced to five years and nine months jail of which he served three years. Harris was stripped of many honours he had received throughout his career including his Commander of the British Empire, Officer of Australia and he was removed from the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-COA2010.77B
Material
Width
102 mm
Height or length
64 mm
Depth
12 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Commodore Business Machines (UK) Ltd.

Place made
Slough
England
United Kingdom
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the types of technology that were used on a daily basis by people who lived in worked in the City of Armadale. The collection represents how technology has influenced how people lived, worked and played within the City of Armadale. The collection also is representative of how technology evolves and can become obsolete which in turn can make pastimes, jobs and skills evolve or become obsolete.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
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