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96/30/1 Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, Series I, timber/metal/plastic, Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1978-1980

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Object statement
Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, Series I, timber/metal/plastic, Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1978-1980
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Designed by Kim Ryrie, Peter Vogel and Tony Furse

Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Used by Australian composer and musician Andrew Thomas Wilson on his "Carnarvon" CD.

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Description
Fairlight Computer Musical Instrument, Series I, timber/metal/plastic, Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd, Sydney, 1978-1980.
Fairlight Series I CMI (computer musical instrument) consisting of piano keyboard housed in rectangular natural wood casing. Keyboard is of six octave compass with separate keypad at treble end.
Rectangular CPU (central processing unit) which takes computer floppy disks, with removable key at rear.
Black computer monitor with light pen and black QWERTY keyboard with white keys.
Instruction manual and sound discs.

Made: Ryrie, Kim; ; 1978 - 1980

: Vogel, Peter;

: Furse, Tony;

: Fairlight Instruments Pty Ltd; Sydney


Used: Wilson, Andrew Thomas;
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The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
96/30/1
Production date
1978 - 1980
Height
770 mm
Width
1220 mm
Depth
440 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of Andrew Thomas Wilson
Subjects
+ Computing
+ Audiovisual technology
+ Musical instrument design
+ Sound recordings
+ Musical instrument manufacture
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