Thursday, 28 August 2025

EEVblog 1705 - The World's First Desktop Personal Computer TEARDOWN

The world's first desktop personal computer wasn't the Apple 1 or the Altair 8800. It wasn't even the HP 9100A, it was the Olivetti Programma 101 from 1965! Computer Teardowns don't get much more vintage than this. Forum: https://ift.tt/Wf1pxhY Links: https://ift.tt/wfUoBQM https://ift.tt/5RU8cDv https://ift.tt/39H1kVt https://ift.tt/9n2ZEAm https://ift.tt/siclPqb https://ift.tt/2XqL4hW https://ift.tt/jPAKYCU https://ift.tt/fkU9jM1 https://ift.tt/wbz8mqN https://ift.tt/4ER7LCS https://ift.tt/FZvulGU Service manual: https://ift.tt/Z6QkNd0 Reference Manual: https://ift.tt/vALkn1f In Operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcaNhfOKjIE TV Commercial from 1966: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnItIQSwfSw Memory of Future with the designers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkqdbz1R_s 00:00 - What was the world's first desktop personal computer? 00:37 - The Olivetti Programma 101 01:11 - Original 1966 TV commercial for the Programma 101 05:47 - History of the Olivetti Programma 101 07:15 - Let's have a look 11:00 - The teardown begins 11:58 - Italian design wankery from Mario Bellini 14:51 - DTL Logic modules, none of that TTL rubbish 16:52 - Removing the front panel 19:40 - The electro-mechnical goodness 21:21 - The cooling system 22:21 - The capacitor has come-a-gutsa 22:38 - The Analog Acoustic Delay Line 24:36 - Serial number 25:22 - The logic cards and the vertical construction 28:09 - Flipping out the mechanical keyboard assembly 31:17 - Conclusion Web Site: http://www.eevblog.com Hardware Store: https://eevblog.store/ Merch Store: https://ift.tt/mvLMBj9 If you find my videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: https://ift.tt/D2o74px Other channels: EEVblog2: http://www.youtube.com/EEVblog2 EEVdiscover: https://www.youtube.com/eevdiscover #ElectronicsCreators #vintagecomputers #Teardown

source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQOQoL2QDBI

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