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The Olivetti P6040 was a personal computer, described by its maker as a personal minicomputer. The P6040 was programmable in Mini Computer History: P6040
/ref> Designed by Pier Giorgio Perotto, it was presented at
Another innovation in the model was the introduction of the
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and featured a floppy disk
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drive that used proprietary 2.5-inch sleeveless disks called "Minidisk". It was produced starting from 1977 and was the first microprocessor
A microprocessor is a computer processor (computing), processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, a ...
-based Olivetti computer, the Intel 8080
The Intel 8080 is Intel's second 8-bit computing, 8-bit microprocessor. Introduced in April 1974, the 8080 was an enhanced successor to the earlier Intel 8008 microprocessor, although without binary compatibility.'' Electronic News'' was a week ...
, instead of on TTL logic CPU./ref> Designed by Pier Giorgio Perotto, it was presented at
Hannover Messe
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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).
Another innovation in the model was the introduction of the light-emitting diode
A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor recombine with electron holes, releasing energy in the form of photons. The color of the light (corre ...
display. The design was by Mario Bellini
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.
See also
*Olivetti
Olivetti S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of computers, tablets, smartphones, printers and other such business products as calculators and fax machines. Headquartered in Ivrea, in the Metropolitan City of Turin, the company has been owned b ...
Bibliography
* (it) ''La minimizzazione delle grammatiche libere da contesto'', Angelo Monfroglio – Politecnico di Milano, 20 dicembre 1974References