Description:
- Object ID: ALSA 2010.02.01
- Made by: Olivetti-Underwood Inc.
- Model: Olivetti Programma 101
- Serial Number: Unknown
- Date Made: Unknown
- Approximate size: 45 cm (l) X 60 cm (w) X 26 cm (h)
- Accessories: There is a grey three pronged power chord that is 245 cm long. There are two very thin magnetic cards (24.4 cm (l) X 7 cm (w)), each has a cardboard sleeve.
- Condition: good
Commentary:
Olivetti Programma 101, c/w electrical cord and two magnetic cards.
This computer is a programmable calculator that utilizes programed magnetic cards to execute the required computations.
The computer has a grey metal case and is 45 cm (l) X 60 cm (w) X 26 cm (h) (including the paper roll bracket). Literature indicates that computer weighs 35.5 Kg. It has a numeric keyboard, operator keys and other keys and buttons to operate the machine. These keys are black, blue, grey and white. A paper roll (9 cm wide) is fed through the printer head. There is a slot for feeding the magnetic cards into the machine. There is a black plastic thumb wheel for setting the decimals between “0” and “15” near the keyboard. On the right front of the panel are two plastic light lenses (one turquoise and one red); the turquoise one is lit up when the machine is on, the red one flashes when an incorrect program operation is executed. It has four rubber feet on the bottom. On the front of the calculator is a metallic label indicating “olivetti canada Limited 114 KENT ST. CHARLOTTETOWNE, P.E.I. FOR SERVICE CALL 892-4197-8”; this label is somewhat worn and hard to read. On the back of the machine is a black exhaust fan grill, an electrical power plug port and next to it is a metal tag that reads “olivetti pragramma 101” with electrical information written on it.
There is a grey three pronged power chord that is 245 cm long.
There are two very thin magnetic cards (24.4 cm (l) X 7 cm (w)), each has a cardboard sleeve. .
Source of Object: Donated by Dave McElhanney, ALS.
Notes:
References: Visit the article Every Surveyors Office could have a Computer – Desktop Computing for additional information. Also see https://www.computerhistory.org/revolution/calculators/1/62/248.
Description by: Updated by Ed Titanich, October 1, 2024.