Summary
Black and white digital photograph of students at Geelong Grammar preparatory campus in Toorak learning to how to program Commodore 64 Computers. The image captures the mass chaos of wires required to connect computers to peripherals and mointors. Photo taken by Liddy Nevile. In the early 1980s, the emergence of personal computers saw young children interact with computers, some playing with letters on keyboards and others programming screen objects and robots.This digital image forms part of the Sunrise Collection which includes educational robots, software and multimedia recordings of teachers and students exploring new possibilities with computer programming.
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Images & Image Making, Childhood, Information & Communication, Museum History, Social Spaces & Youth
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Digital file
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Computing, Educational Technology, Educational Materials, Museums, Students, Classrooms, Computer Accessories, Computer Programming, microworlds, constructionism
