ROLF HARRIS PICTURE BUILDER PAMPHLET FOR COMMODORE 64 COMPUTER
c. 1982 - 1994Single sheet of waxy paper, folded in the middle with text giving instructions on how to use the software.
The cover has text [COMMODORE / 64 / SOFTWARE] in the top left corner, [ROLF HARRIS' / PICTURE BUILDER] in the centre, and the logo and [COMPUTER] in the bottom.
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.
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Commodore Business Machines (UK) Ltd.
England
United Kingdom
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.
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