Programma 101: The Machine That Changed the World

Original title: Quando Olivetti inventò il PC
Duration: 53 min
Release date: 2011-01-01
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In the early 1960s, computers were still science-fiction to most people; those who did grasp computers knew them as room-filling behemoths. A small team at the Italian company Olivetti would thus astonish everyone in 1965 when they unveiled a computer small enough to fit on a desk and usable by regular people: Programma 101, considered by many the world’s first personal computer.

Documentary

Quando Olivetti inventò il PC

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