Olivetti M24
| Machine type | XP 1050 |
| Serial | (Unreadable) |
| Manufacturer | Olivetti, made in Italy |
| Date | October 1986 |
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 (35/86 on printed circuitry, sticker 10/86) |
| BIOS | Olivetti Resident Diagnostics Rev. 1.36 (June 19, 1985) |
| Processor | AMD D 8086-2 (8 MHz, 16-bit), DIP (8622), 1 wait state |
| Coprocessor | Socket for optional 8087 coprocessor |
| Memory | 640 Kb 150ns DRAM DIPs (four banks, two 64 K x 9, two 256 K x 9) |
| Max on system board | 640 Kb |
| Bus | 16-bit, proprietary (ISA 8-bit cards compatible) |
| Expansion slots | 3 x 16-bit (proprietary), 4 x 8-bit ISA, all available |
| Interface | FDD (supports two 360/720 Kb units) |
| Video | Integrated display adapter (640 x 400 mono) (sticker 10/85) (*) |
| Ports | Serial for keyboard/mouse (propr. type), serial (UART 8250), parallel, video (proprietary) |
Cards
| Controller | WD 1002A (ISA 8-bit), supports two ST-506/412 HDD (dated 8710) ADDITION |
Storage
| Diskette drive | 360 Kb, 5.25" half-height (Toshiba 6475) |
| Hard disk drive | Olivetti Ope XM 5220/2 (20 Mb), 5.25" half-height (dated 2-87, sticker 06/04/87) ADDITION |
Trivia
| Acquisition | Summer '01, paid a few dollars together w. some other appliances (incl. M24 parts) |
| Condition | Good, working |
| Installed O.S. | Olivetti P.C. DOS 3.30 (Italian) |
| Current status | All hw working, some scratches on cover |
| Spare parts | Enough to build another machine |
Notes
(*) 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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