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JOYSTICK DELUXE BOX FOR C64 COMPUTER

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c. 1982 - 1994

Overview

A box with black background.
All four sides and the lid have [GUN SHOT II] in large red writing and then [JOYSTICK DELUXE] in small blue writing below it.
The front and back sides of the box have a white rectangular border around a picture of the joystick.
The right side of the box has four pictures of the joystick with descriptions of the benefits. Each description is provided in four languages.
The left side of the box has a white rectangular border, with the text inside listing the compatible products.
The bottom of the box has a computer barcode and shop price tag with a large red dot. There is a plastic bag to put the game control into inside the box.

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. Aproximately 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.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2010.72B

Themes

People
Social History

Material

Cardboard

Plastic

Width

126 mm

Height or length

180 mm

Depth

129 mm

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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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