PACKAGING LID, PRODUCT - SOFTWARE GORTEK AND THE MICROCHIPS COMMODORE 64
1982 - 1992Rectangle cardboard lid, outside black edging. Yellow and white text across top cover text [START PROGRAMMING WITH / GORTEK / AMD THE / MICROCHIPS]. Top left corner round black sticker with white text [FOR USE / WITH THE / COMMODORE / 64=]. On lid front is a drawing of a silver robot with one hand on hip and wearing glasses. Yellow background, rocky landscape background. Text along bottom in white C= commodore / COMPUTER] Yellow and white text on left side.
In the 1980s Mr Ken Brown purchased a Commodore 64, programming books and software to teach himself how to use a computer and to do computer programming. At the time the City of Armadale and the City was introducing computers and Ken did not know how to use a computer. The computer, manuals and software were used at his home on Albany highway. The computer was also used by other family members to play games.
The Commodore 64 was the first mass produced home computer. Was produced between 1982 and 1992 and is considered the highest selling computer in history.
The Commodore C64 was a home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International. The C64 name came from its 64 kilobyte of RAM. Retailing at US$595 (equivalent to $1545 USD in 2018), it was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the highest-selling single computer model of all time. Selling 17 million units worldwide during its life time. Between 1983 and 1986, the C64 outsold its competitors companies IBM PC Compatibles, Apple Computers and Atari 8-bit. This was achieved through selling at regular retail stores rather than electronics only and computer specialist stores. Proximately 10,000 software titles were made for the C64 including office productivity applications, development tools and video games. It was discontinued in April 1994, however 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.
Gortwk and the Microchips was develped and published by Commodore in 1982. It was an 'edutainment' software pachage aimed at children to teach how to program in the BASIC language used on commodore computers by teaching them to program their own space adventure game.
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publishers mark [c=commodore / COMPUTER]
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City of Armadale - History House
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