Olivetti M24
| Machine type | XP 1050 |
| Serial | (Unreadable) |
| Manufacturer | Olivetti, made in Italy |
| Date | February 1985 |
Physical description
| Type | Desktop |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 160 x 380 x 415 mm |
| Drive bays | 2 x 5.25" half-height, both accessible (a "sidecar" disk tray may be added internally, supporting one 5.25" half-height HDD) |
| Power supply | 200-220VAC, 1A |
Main board
| Manufacturer | Olivetti (51/84 on printed circuitry, 2/85 on sticker) |
| BIOS | Olivetti |
| Processor | AMD D 8086-2 (8 MHz, 16-bit), DIP (8443), 1 wait state |
| Coprocessor | Socket for optional 8087 coprocessor |
| Memory | 256 Kb 150ns DRAM DIPs (four banks, each 64 K x 9) |
| Max on system board | 256 Kb (*) |
| Bus | 16-bit, proprietary (IBM PC's 8-bit cards may be used) |
| Expansion slots | 2 x 16-bit (proprietary), 1 x 8-bit ISA, all available (may be replaced w. a 3 + 4 slots type) |
| Interface | FDD (supports two 360/720 Kb units) |
| Video | Integrated video adapter (640 x 400 mono) (84-39 on card) (**) |
| Ports | Serial for keyboard/mouse (propr. type), serial (UART 8250), parallel, video (proprietary) |
Storage
| Diskette drive | 360 Kb, 5.25" half-height (Panasonic JU-455) |
| 2nd Diskette drive | 360 Kb, 5.25" half-height (Panasonic JU-455) |
Trivia
| Acquisition | Summer '01, paid a few dollars together w. and some other appliances (incl. M24 parts and systems) |
| Condition | Good, working |
| Current status | All hw working, some scratches on top cover |
| Spare parts | Enough to build another M24 |
Notes
(*) All chips are soldered (the system would accept 640 Kb on motherboard).
(**) Connects motherboard to riser ("bus") card. Can be replaced w. EGC adapter. Video connector also supplies DC Power to monitor.
Peripherals: KEYBOARDS, MONITORS
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