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Olivetti P6040

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Olivetti P6040
The Olivetti P6040 Portable Computer
ManufacturerOlivetti
TypePersonal Computer
Release dateApril 1975; 49 years ago (1975-04)
Operating systemMini BASIC
CPUIntel 8080
InputKeyboard
SuccessorOlivetti P6060

The Olivetti P6040 was a personal computer, described by its maker as a personal minicomputer. The P6040 was programmable in Mini BASIC and featured a floppy disk drive that used proprietary 2.5-inch sleeveless disks called "Minidisk". It was produced starting from 1977 and was the first microprocessor-based Olivetti computer, the Intel 8080, instead of on TTL logic CPU.[1]

Designed by Pier Giorgio Perotto, it was presented at Hannover Messe in April 1975 together with the P6060, its hardware used TTL technology. Both had a brown-colored case.

The P6040 was little in dimensions and weight, thanks to the introduction of microprocessor (for the first time at Olivetti).[citation needed]

Olivetti Minidisk used for P6040 systems

Another innovation in the model was the introduction of the light-emitting diode display. The design was by Mario Bellini.[citation needed]

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Bibliography

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  • (it) La minimizzazione delle grammatiche libere da contesto, Angelo Monfroglio – Politecnico di Milano, 20 dicembre 1974

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