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title: Olivetti P6060
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Professional Computer
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origins:
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- Italy
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years:
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- '1977'
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cpus:
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- two card Olivetti processor
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params:
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name: P6060
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_system_1.jpg
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company: /companies/olivetti
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company_name: Olivetti
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specs:
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- label: NAME
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value: P6060
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Olivetti
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- label: TYPE
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value: Professional Computer
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- label: ORIGIN
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value: Italy
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- label: YEAR
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value: '1977'
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- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
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value: Special version of BASIC
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: 97 keys with numeric keypad, arrow and function keys
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- label: CPU
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value: two card Olivetti processor
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- label: SPEED
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value: Unknown
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- label: RAM
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value: 40 KB up to 80 KB (32 KB reserved for the O.S. loaded from the FDD)
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- label: VRAM
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value: 80 characters buffer
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- label: ROM
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value: O.S. loader. Size unknown
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: Plasma display. 1 line of 32 characters
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- label: GRAPHIC MODES
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value: None
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- label: COLORS
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value: Monochrome
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- label: SOUND
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value: No sound
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 60 (W) x 65 (D) x 21.5(H) cm. / 40 Kg.
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- label: I/O PORTS
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value: Serial IO ports (2) - RS232 - DMA interface
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: One or two 8'' 250 KB floppy disc drives
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- label: OS
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value: Olivetti O.S.
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- label: POWER SUPPLY
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value: Built-in power supply unit
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- label: PERIPHERALS
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value: Optional 9 MB hard disk unit
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- label: PRICE
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value: From $7950
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tabs:
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- photos
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- links
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- docs
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forum_thread: 405
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photos:
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- title: P6060
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Taken from the official Olivetti brochure
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Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_1.jpg
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- title: FDD UNIT
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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The single or dual 8" floppy drive unit had to be poped up to let the user insert disks.
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Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_fddunit_1.jpg
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- title: THERMAL PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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Printing the source listing of a BASIC program.
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Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_printer_1.jpg
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- title: KEYBOARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: |-
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A very complete keyboard for the time. The keyboard buffer could store up to 80 typed characters.
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Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_keyboard_1.jpg
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links:
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- title: Olivetti P6060
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url: http://www.z80ne.com/p6060/
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text: A small site with photos of a P6060 restoration and downloadable manuals
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- title: Olivetti P6060 e P6066
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url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060
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text: Small dedicated site with documentation and pictures
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docs:
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- title: P6066 - MANUALE GENERALE (ITALIAN)
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url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6066_manuale-generale.jpg
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text: |-
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[**P6066 - MANUALE GENERALE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
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compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 22,7 MB\
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source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
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- title: P6060 - I/O CON PERIFERICHE ESTERNE (ITALIAN)
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url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6060_io-con-periferiche-esterne.jpg
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text: |-
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[**P6060 - I/O CON PERIFERICHE ESTERNE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
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compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 12 MB\
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source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
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- title: P6060 - PRESTAZIONI GRAFICHE (ITALIAN)
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url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6060_prestazioni-grafiche.jpg
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text: |-
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[**P6060 - PRESTAZIONI GRAFICHE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
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compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
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type of document : PDF\
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size : 2,18 MB\
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source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
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- title: OLIVETTI P6060 OFFICIAL BROCHURE
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url: http://www.1000bit.net/ad/bro/olivetti/p6060/p6060_bro.asp
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cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/doc_olivetti_p6060_brochure.jpg
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text: |-
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[**OLIVETTI P6060 OFFICIAL BROCHURE**](http://www.1000bit.net/ad/bro/olivetti/p6060/p6060_bro.asp)written by Olivetti
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compiled/archived by Giorgio Morocutti.\
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type of document : Unknown\
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size : Unknown\
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source : [www.1000bit.net](http://www.1000bit.ne)
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oc_id: 407
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075036/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=407
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date: '2023-06-08'
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The P6060 was a computer which looked like a typewriter. It had a built-in thermal printer (80 column, 80 character per second). This printer featured graphics supported by system software for scaling, framing, offsetting, axis drawing and alphanumeric labeling.
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The P6060 could be programmed with a special extended version of the BASIC language which featured random and sequential file handling and matrix operations.
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There were two models: the basic configuration with 8KB user RAM and a single FDD was priced at $7950 and the enhanced configuration with 16 KB user RAM and dual floppy disk cost $10,000 (and you think your computer was expensive!).
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**Chris Marshall** adds:\
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I worked for Olivetti for many years and can confirm that the processor for this machine was a two card Olivetti designed processor. The cards were called PUCE1 and PUCE2. The same cards were used in the TC800 data terminal machine widely used by the UK banks during the late 1970's and early 1980's
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**Phil Williams's** memories:\
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At the age of 10 I cut my computer teeth on a P6060. My father paid over 6,000 uk pounds for one ($10,000) - and this was 1977.\
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Programs were stored on the 8-inch floppies and compiled when the "Run" button was pressed - you can see the 7 push buttons above the keypad. Display was a dot-matrix. Printer was 80 chars - and thermal, which meant costly to run. There was a driving game that involved printing out a track on the printer and you pressing the left or right button to keep your X on the road. Wasted oodles of paper!\
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Olivetti did offer a VDU display card, which I think cost more than the 6000 pounds for the machine!\
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I still have the P6060 - and 30 years on it still works!
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<table> <tr> <td></td> <td>We need more info about this computer ! If you designed, used, or have more info about this system, please send us pictures or anything you might find useful.</td> <td></td> </tr> </table>
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