Olivetti P500
| Machine type | XP-2650 |
| Serial | 8416197 |
| Manufacturer | Olivetti, made in Italy |
| Date | May 1989 |
Physical description
| Type | Desktop |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 152 x 422 x 416 mm |
| Drive bays | 4 x 3.5" (two may be converted into one 5.25" half-height), all accessible |
| Power supply | 140 W, 220-240VAC, 1A (04/89) |
Main board
| Manufacturer | Olivetti, model BA827 (planar id F7FF, MCA model/submodel F800) (*) |
| BIOS | Olivetti, 9 Oct.1989 (rev. 7E) |
| Chipset | Chips & Technologies |
| Processor | Intel 80386SX-16 MHz (32-bit) PQFP |
| Coprocessor | Socket for 80387SX coprocessor |
| External cache | N/a |
| Memory | 4 sockets for 100ns 30-pin SIMMs (to be installed in pairs) |
| Max on system board | 4 Mb (4 x 1 Mb) |
| Bus | Micro Channel (MCA) 16-bit |
| Expansion slots | 6 x 16-bit (1 w. video ext., 5 available) |
| Interface | FDD (2 units) |
| Video | Integrated Chips & Technologies 82C452 (rev. 5) VGA adapter |
| Ports | PS/2 keyboard, PS/2 mouse, serial (UART 16550A), parallel, VGA |
Cards
| Installed RAM | 4 x 1 Mb 85ns SIMMs (two Olivetti chips dated 8825, two dated 9448) |
| Controller | WD 1006V-MC1, supports two ST-506 HDD (4588 printed on card, Olivetti sticker has 02/89) |
Storage
| Diskette drive | 3.5" half-height, 1.44 Mb (Panasonic JU257A101P) |
| Hard Disk | NEC D3142 (40 Mb), 3.5" half-height (DATE 1989.02) |
Trivia
| Acquisition | March 2002, gift (was going to be demolished) |
| Condition | Very good, working |
| Installed O.S. | IBM PC-DOS 6.30, MS Windows 3.11 (Italian) |
| Current status | All hw working |
| Current O.S. | Olivetti MS-DOS 4.011 (Italian) |
| Spare parts | Floppy drive |
Notes
(*) Same id as IBM PS/2 model 80 (16 MHz). An Olivetti sticker has 02/91, but chips have, at most, 8835. Possibly, in early 1991 either this main board had been repaired or replaced using an older part from late 1988.
Peripherals: KEYBOARDS, MONITORS, MICES
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