Olivetti adverts
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Olivetti
April 1983
For impartial advice on which computer to buy, don't ask a salesman. Ask a computer
This is one of those implausible ads where the reader is expected to believe that Olivetti really programmed a bunch of computers in order to determine which, based on specs and p...
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Olivetti
25th February 1984
When you add up the facts, no other micro equals ours
It's another advert for British Olivetti's M20 - in this case the entry-level dual-floppy M20 CQ, available for £2,064 - about £7,820 in 2024. The M20 - first released in 1982 - ...
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Olivetti
December 1984
Olivetti - Compatibility plus!
Along with almost every major manufacturer of the time, Olivetti was not one to refuse a spot on the bandwagon that was the IBM PC format, here offering an 8086 "true 16 bit" PC cl...
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Olivetti
July 1988
The Olivetti M290. Whatever you put it through, it'll turn in a brilliant performance
The M290 from Olivetti was another entry in the mass of IBM-compatibles, in this case aiming at the AT with an Intel 80286 CPU running at 12MHz, and 2MB RAM. Olivetti had been do...