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Olivetti Prodest PC1

Producer: Olivetti - Category: Personal Computer

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Personal computer, 1988, Olivetti. The Prodest PC1 was the third and last product of the Olivetti Prodest brand, an IBM compatible with a low price intended for home and school use. The keyboard is integrated in the case, the processor is an NEC V40 at 8 MHz with 512 KB of RAM, and a 3.5" drive with MS-DOS 3.2 is built in; two joystick ports and an audio output made it suitable for games. Expansion cards could be added through an external box. This is the basic configuration with one floppy drive.

Years1988 to 1990
ProcessorNEC V40 at 8 MHz
RAM512 KB, expandable to 640 KB
GraphicsCGA compatible
Storage1 x 3.5" floppy drive of 720 KB
Operating systemMS-DOS 3.2 with GW-BASIC
PortsRS-232, parallel, 2 joystick, external bus, monitor, audio

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