 The Olivetti P6040 Portable Computer | |
| Manufacturer | Olivetti |
|---|---|
| Type | Personal Computer |
| Release date | April 1975 |
| Operating system | Mini BASIC |
| CPU | Intel 8080 |
| Input | Keyboard |
| Successor | Olivetti 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]
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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 ]
Another innovation in the model was the introduction of the light-emitting diode display. The design was by Mario Bellini.[ citation needed ]
