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---
title: Olivetti P6060
categories:
- Computers
types:
- Professional Computer
origins:
- Italy
years:
- '1977'
cpus:
- two card Olivetti processor
params:
name: P6060
image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_system_1.jpg
company: /companies/olivetti
company_name: Olivetti
specs:
- label: NAME
value: P6060
- label: MANUFACTURER
value: Olivetti
- label: TYPE
value: Professional Computer
- label: ORIGIN
value: Italy
- label: YEAR
value: '1977'
- label: BUILT IN LANGUAGE
value: Special version of BASIC
- label: KEYBOARD
value: 97 keys with numeric keypad, arrow and function keys
- label: CPU
value: two card Olivetti processor
- label: SPEED
value: Unknown
- label: RAM
value: 40 KB up to 80 KB (32 KB reserved for the O.S. loaded from the FDD)
- label: VRAM
value: 80 characters buffer
- label: ROM
value: O.S. loader. Size unknown
- label: TEXT MODES
value: Plasma display. 1 line of 32 characters
- label: GRAPHIC MODES
value: None
- label: COLORS
value: Monochrome
- label: SOUND
value: No sound
- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
value: 60 (W) x 65 (D) x 21.5(H) cm. / 40 Kg.
- label: I/O PORTS
value: Serial IO ports (2) - RS232 - DMA interface
- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
value: One or two 8'' 250 KB floppy disc drives
- label: OS
value: Olivetti O.S.
- label: POWER SUPPLY
value: Built-in power supply unit
- label: PERIPHERALS
value: Optional 9 MB hard disk unit
- label: PRICE
value: From $7950
tabs:
- photos
- links
- docs
forum_thread: 405
photos:
- title: P6060
subtitle: ''
text: |-
Taken from the official Olivetti brochure
Thanks to **Martin Willemsen**
image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_1.jpg
- title: FDD UNIT
subtitle: ''
text: |-
The single or dual 8" floppy drive unit had to be poped up to let the user insert disks.
Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_fddunit_1.jpg
- title: THERMAL PRINTER
subtitle: ''
text: |-
Printing the source listing of a BASIC program.
Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_printer_1.jpg
- title: KEYBOARD
subtitle: ''
text: |-
A very complete keyboard for the time. The keyboard buffer could store up to 80 typed characters.
Courtesy of **Gerard Touitou**
image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6060_keyboard_1.jpg
links:
- title: Olivetti P6060
url: http://www.z80ne.com/p6060/
text: A small site with photos of a P6060 restoration and downloadable manuals
- title: Olivetti P6060 e P6066
url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060
text: Small dedicated site with documentation and pictures
docs:
- title: P6066 - MANUALE GENERALE (ITALIAN)
url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6066_manuale-generale.jpg
text: |-
[**P6066 - MANUALE GENERALE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
 compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 22,7 MB\
 source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
- title: P6060 - I/O CON PERIFERICHE ESTERNE (ITALIAN)
url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6060_io-con-periferiche-esterne.jpg
text: |-
[**P6060 - I/O CON PERIFERICHE ESTERNE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
 compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 12 MB\
 source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
- title: P6060 - PRESTAZIONI GRAFICHE (ITALIAN)
url: http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/olivetti_p6060_prestazioni-grafiche.jpg
text: |-
[**P6060 - PRESTAZIONI GRAFICHE (ITALIAN)**](http://www.robertocipriani.it/P6060/P6066/Manuali%20di%20sistema.html)written by Olivetti
 compiled/archived by Roberto Cipriani\
 type of document : PDF\
 size : 2,18 MB\
 source : [Roberto Cipriani's personal page](http://www.robertocipriani.it)
- title: OLIVETTI P6060 OFFICIAL BROCHURE
url: http://www.1000bit.net/ad/bro/olivetti/p6060/p6060_bro.asp
cover: /media/museum/docs/couvs/doc_olivetti_p6060_brochure.jpg
text: |-
[**OLIVETTI P6060 OFFICIAL BROCHURE**](http://www.1000bit.net/ad/bro/olivetti/p6060/p6060_bro.asp)written by Olivetti
 compiled/archived by Giorgio Morocutti.\
 type of document : Unknown\
 size : Unknown\
 source : [www.1000bit.net](http://www.1000bit.ne)
oc_id: 407
source:
url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608075036/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=407
date: '2023-06-08'
---
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.
The P6060 could be programmed with a special extended version of the BASIC language which featured random and sequential file handling and matrix operations.
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!).
---
**Chris Marshall** adds:\
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
**Phil Williams's** memories:\
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.\
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!\
Olivetti did offer a VDU display card, which I think cost more than the 6000 pounds for the machine!\
I still have the P6060 - and 30 years on it still works!
<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>