Olivetti P6040

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| name = Olivetti P6040

| image = P 6040 Olivetti (I197902).jpg

| caption = The Olivetti P6040 Portable Computer

| manufacturer = Olivetti

| type = Personal Computer

| releasedate = {{Start date and age|1975|04}}

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| os = Mini BASIC

| input = Keyboard

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| cpu = Intel 8080

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| successor = Olivetti P6060

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The Olivetti P6040 was a personal computer, described by its maker as a personal minicomputer. {{anchor|Minidisk}}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.[http://www.computerhistory.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130&Itemid=131 Computer History: P6040]

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|date=January 2018}}

File:Olivetti Minidisc.jpg

Another innovation in the model was the introduction of the light-emitting diode display. The design was by Mario Bellini.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}