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title: Olivetti P6040
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categories:
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- Computers
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types:
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- Transportable
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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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- Intel 8080
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params:
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name: P6040
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6040_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: P6040
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- label: MANUFACTURER
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value: Olivetti
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- label: TYPE
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value: Transportable
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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: Tiny BASIC interpreter
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- label: KEYBOARD
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value: Alphanumeric 72 keys with calculator keypad
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- label: CPU
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value: Intel 8080
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- label: SPEED
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value: Unknown
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- label: RAM
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value: 2 KB expandable to 4 KB (1 to 3 KB of user RAM)
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- label: ROM
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value: 16 KB
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- label: TEXT MODES
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value: 16 chars x 1 line diode display
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- label: SIZE / WEIGHT
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value: 36 (W) x 40.6 (D) x 11.6 (H) cm. / 7.8 kg.
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- label: BUILT IN MEDIA
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value: '2.5'
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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: RS232 adapter and specific Olivetti interface called IPSO
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- label: PRICE
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value: |-
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$4,500 (USA)\
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About $60,000 including specific software developement according to custommers needs
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tabs:
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- photos
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forum_thread: 817
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photos:
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- title: KEYBOARD
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subtitle: ''
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text: A complete keyboard, but it was probably not easy to type text as the letter keyboard layout was alphabetical order
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6040_keyboard_1.jpg
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- title: DISPLAY & PRINTER
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subtitle: ''
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text: Red diode 16 character display and alphanumeric printer
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6040_dispprinter_1.jpg
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- title: DISK DRIVE
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subtitle: ''
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text: Olivetti disk drive with a 2.5" mylar minidisc
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image: /media/museum/photos/olivetti_p6040_minidisc_1.jpg
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oc_id: 836
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source:
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url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230608073134/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=836
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date: '2023-06-08'
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---
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Although the P6040 was very like a calculator, it was a real computer featuring 16 KB ROM, 2 KB RAM and a tiny BASIC programming language.
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A three position selector allowed to enter a BASIC program (LOAD position), execute (EXECUTE) or debug by running one instruction at a time (STEP). Sadly, out of the 2 KB of available RAM, only one was available for BASIC program and variables. Hopefully, an optional 2 KB RAM extension was available.
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Programs could be listed or executed using the red diode display or the built-in alphanumeric printer. They was saved on Olivetti specific 2.5" 3 KB mylar minidiscs through the built in disc drive.
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Three versions of the P-6040 were sold. The first allowed programs to be created, edited and executed; the second only allowed programs to be read from the minidisc and executed; the third, stangely, allowed programs to be created and saved but not executed.
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Thanks to **Steven Williams** for the donation of his P6040!\
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Thanks to **Gérard Touitou** for information and pictures
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