The first commercially available desktop computer was the Programma 101, released in 1965. It was made by Olivetti, an Italian company. The Programma 101 weighed around 65 pounds and was about the size of a typewriter. In the early 1970s the introduction of competing products such as the Hewlett-Packard 9100 ended the Programma 101’s commercial life.
Eventually commercial software programs, such as GEOPAN and MicroSurvey, became available which could run on desktop PCs.
The Society has a few desktop computers in its collection.
