Il primo computer

Thursday, October 14, 1965: Programma 101

Desktop computer or programmable calculator? To this day it’s a point of contention about Olivetti’s Programma 101 (list price $3,200), introduced at the New York World’s Fair. The New York Times split the difference in its reporting the next day:

Two new entries have gone to the post in the race for the desk-calculator dollar. … The new Olivetti machine, the Programma 101, is closer in nature to a computer than the new Victor device. Like a computer it can automatically run programs calling for a series of arithmetic operations. It can also store or remember these programs internally as well as externally, and through these programs can make simple logical decisions. … The Olivetti device displays its calculations on a paper printout. Its numerous functions allow it to be used for both business and scientific purposes.

* “The incredible story of the first PC, from 1965” (www.pingdom.com): @

* Entry from http://www.curtamania.com: @

* Entry from http://www.silab.it: @
* Entry from The Old Calculator Web Museum: @

* “The invention of the personal computer: a fascinating story ever told” (website of Pier Giorgio Perotto, Olivetti engineer and architect of the Programma 101;

https://anni60storia.wordpress.com/2009/04/26/programma-101/
* Operating manual (ClassicCmp): @
* Advertisement (video from Archivio Nazionale del Cinema d’Impresa): @
* 101 Project: @

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