Olivetti P6060 | TechMuseum
Year of manufacture: 1975
Technical Specifications:
- Processor: Olivetti
- RAM: 8-16 KB
- FDD: one or two, 8″ floppy disc
- HDD: –
- Audio: –
- Connectors/Ports: two serial, DMA interface
- Case: Desktop type
- Monitor: Monochrome
- OS: BASIC
The Olivetti P6060 had an Olivetti processor and memory of 8 up to 16kB. Equipped with up to two floppy disks of 8” it ran with the operating system of the BASIC version.
Italian company, Olivetti, presented in mid 1970s the first personal computer with built in floppy disk. In the system everything is enclosed, even a printer. Prime competitor was the IBM counterpart.
Originally Olivetti S.p.A. manufactured typewriters and then expanded in the computer and calculator development sectors. Today, the corporation dosen’t limit only on the personal computer division, having a wide product range of smart phones, printers and calculators. Over the years Olivetti has received awards for the distinctive and aesthetically pleasing design of the products. One notable example is the Olivetti Echos 44 Colour.
That was just a snapshot on the presentation of the techmuseum series. Indulge more into the history. Continue reading more about the present model, the Olivetti P6060 here.
PC.GR
The history of personal computers
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