Tales from the kangaroo's crypt (MAC & PC)

This interactive CD-ROM takes you on a time-travelling mystery tour of the Australian fossil record from The PreCambrian Era 3500 million years ago, to the future in 2200 AD. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:MacIntosh: System 7, PC: Windows 3.1 or 95, optimised for 4X CD players.

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Credits

production company

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Energee Entertainment

National Museum of Australia

The Riversleigh Society

University of New South Wales

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1996

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307812

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Interactive media

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Multimedia systems

Animals & Wildlife → Animals

Animals & Wildlife → Endangered species

Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife

Computer program

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Paleontology

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

CD ROM; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1996

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